Sofia to Lake Balaton: time difference
Lake Balaton is 1 h behind Sofia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇺 Lake Balaton, Hungary
35
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:07 · 11 h 4 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sofia 14:42 2:42 PM Lake Balaton 13:42 1:42 PM You –:–
14:42 2:42 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:50
13:42 1:42 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:07
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−1 h
Lake Balaton is 1 h behind Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Lake Balaton are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇬 Sofia
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
🇭🇺 Lake Balaton
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 | 🇧🇬 Sofia | 🇭🇺 Lake Balaton |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:42 | 13:42 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Sofia | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 18:50 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 275,000 |
Compare Sofia with another city
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Sofia and Lake Balaton: common questions
What is the time difference between Sofia and Lake Balaton?
Lake Balaton is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Sofia is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sofia, what time is it in Lake Balaton?
At 9:00 AM in Sofia, clocks in Lake Balaton show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Lake Balaton?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Lake Balaton show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sofia and Lake Balaton are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Balaton), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Sofia is it still yesterday in Lake Balaton?
Before 1:00 AM in Sofia, the date in Lake Balaton has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Lake Balaton, it is already the next day in Sofia.
Does the time gap between Sofia and Lake Balaton change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
