Kotka to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Kotka. 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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Kotka 08:27 8:27 AM Budapest 07:27 7:27 AM You –:–
08:27 8:27 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 08:00 · 🌙 17:56
07:27 7:27 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53
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−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Kotka.
When you, Kotka 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
🇫🇮 Kotka
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 | 🇫🇮 Kotka | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:27 | 07:27 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Kotka | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Helsinki | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:00 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 9 h 56 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 50,488 | 1,686,222 |
Compare Kotka with another city
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Big time differences
Kotka and Budapest: common questions
What is the time difference between Kotka and Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Kotka is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kotka, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Kotka, clocks in Budapest show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 6:00 PM in Kotka?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kotka, it is 5:00 PM in Budapest.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Kotka?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Kotka – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Budapest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Budapest?
Until 1:00 AM in Kotka 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 Kotka.
Does the time difference between Kotka and Budapest change?
No. The clocks in Kotka and in Budapest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
