Shantou to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 6 h behind Shantou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
39
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 17:58 · 10 h 56 min
−6 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shantou 13:45 1:45 PM Budapest 07:45 7:45 AM You –:–
13:45 1:45 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
07:45 7:45 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 17:58
·
−6 h
Budapest is 6 h behind Shantou.
When you, Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shantou | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:45 | 07:45 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Shantou | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 5,389,328 | 1,686,222 |
Compare Shantou with another city
More comparisons with Shantou: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Shantou and Budapest: common questions
How many hours behind Shantou is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 6 hours behind those in Shantou (UTC+2 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Budapest at the start of the working day in Shantou?
The working day in Shantou starts at 9:00 AM; in Budapest it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Budapest at the end of the working day in Shantou?
The working day in Shantou ends at 6:00 PM; in Budapest it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Shantou?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Shantou – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 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 6:00 AM in Shantou it is still the previous day in Budapest. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Shantou.
Does the time gap between Shantou and Budapest change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Shantou. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 7 hours behind Shantou.
