Kirkuk to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Kirkuk. 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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Kirkuk 08:02 8:02 AM Budapest 07:02 7:02 AM You –:–
08:02 8:02 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:26
07:02 7:02 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:54
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−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Kirkuk.
When you, Kirkuk 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
🇮🇶 Kirkuk
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 | 🇮🇶 Kirkuk | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:02 | 07:02 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Kirkuk | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baghdad | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 850,787 | 1,686,222 |
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Kirkuk and Budapest: common questions
How far behind Kirkuk is Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind Kirkuk: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Budapest at the start of the working day in Kirkuk?
The working day in Kirkuk starts at 9:00 AM; in Budapest it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kirkuk, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in Kirkuk, clocks in Budapest show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Kirkuk and in Budapest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kirkuk, 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 Kirkuk 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 Kirkuk.
Does the time difference between Kirkuk and Budapest change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Budapest. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 2 hours behind Kirkuk.
