Hawalli to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Hawalli. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Hawalli 02:05 2:05 AM Budapest 01:05 1:05 AM You –:–
02:05 2:05 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:16
01:05 1:05 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53
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−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Hawalli.
When you, Hawalli and Budapest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇼 Hawalli
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇭🇺 Budapest
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇼 Hawalli | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:05 | 01:05 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Hawalli | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuwait | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:16 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 164,212 | 1,686,222 |
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Hawalli and Budapest: common questions
How far behind Hawalli is Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind Hawalli: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hawalli, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Hawalli, clocks in Budapest show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hawalli, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in Hawalli, clocks in Budapest show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Hawalli and in Budapest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hawalli, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it still the previous day in Budapest?
Until 1:00 AM in Hawalli it is still the previous day in Budapest. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Hawalli.
Is the time difference between Hawalli and Budapest the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 2 hours behind Hawalli.
