Shymkent to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 4 h behind Shymkent. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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One day, 2 clocks
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Shymkent 08:25 8:25 AM Budapest 04:25 4:25 AM You –:–
08:25 8:25 AM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:50
04:25 4:25 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
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−4 h
Budapest is 4 h behind Shymkent.
When you, Shymkent 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
🇰🇿 Shymkent
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
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇿 Shymkent | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:25 | 04:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Kazakhstan Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Shymkent | — | −4 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Almaty | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:29 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 18:50 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 1,222,055 | 1,686,222 |
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Shymkent and Budapest: common questions
How far behind Shymkent is Budapest?
Budapest is 3 hours behind Shymkent: UTC+2 against UTC+5.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 9:00 AM in Shymkent?
When it is 9:00 AM in Shymkent, it is 6:00 AM in Budapest.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shymkent, what time is it in Budapest?
At 6:00 PM in Shymkent, clocks in Budapest show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Shymkent?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Shymkent – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 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 3:00 AM in Shymkent it is still the previous day in Budapest. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Shymkent.
Is the time difference between Shymkent and Budapest the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 4 hours behind Shymkent.
