Istanbul to Lake Balaton: time difference
Lake Balaton is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇺 Lake Balaton, Hungary
56
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:07 · 11 h 4 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Istanbul 13:33 1:33 PM Lake Balaton 12:33 12:33 PM You –:–
13:33 1:33 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:29
12:33 12:33 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:07
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−1 h
Lake Balaton is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Lake Balaton are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
🇭🇺 Lake Balaton
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 | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇭🇺 Lake Balaton |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:33 | 12:33 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:14 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 275,000 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
More comparisons with Istanbul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Istanbul and Lake Balaton: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is Lake Balaton?
Lake Balaton is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Lake Balaton at the start of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul starts at 9:00 AM; in Lake Balaton it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Lake Balaton?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Lake Balaton show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Lake Balaton overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Balaton.
When is it still the previous day in Lake Balaton?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Lake Balaton. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Lake Balaton it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Does the time difference between Istanbul and Lake Balaton change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lake Balaton. From October 25, 2026, Lake Balaton will be 2 hours behind Istanbul.
