Lilongwe to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Lilongwe. 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Lilongwe 03:26 3:26 AM Budapest 02:26 2:26 AM You –:–
03:26 3:26 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:09 · 🌙 17:49
02:26 2:26 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:21
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−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Lilongwe.
When you, Lilongwe 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
🇲🇼 Lilongwe
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 | 🇲🇼 Lilongwe | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:26 | 02:26 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Lilongwe | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Blantyre | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:09 | 06:35 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 16:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 9 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 781,538 | 1,686,222 |
Compare Lilongwe with another city
More comparisons with Lilongwe: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Lilongwe and Budapest: common questions
How many hours behind Lilongwe is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 1 hour behind those in Lilongwe (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lilongwe, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Lilongwe, clocks in Budapest show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lilongwe, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in Lilongwe, clocks in Budapest show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Lilongwe?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Lilongwe – 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 Lilongwe 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 Lilongwe.
Does the time gap between Lilongwe and Budapest change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Lilongwe. From March 28, 2027, Budapest and Lilongwe will have the same time.
