Zalau to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 1 h behind Zalau. 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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Zalau 13:12 1:12 PM Budapest 12:12 12:12 PM You –:–
13:12 1:12 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:33
12:12 12:12 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 17:49
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−1 h
Budapest is 1 h behind Zalau.
When you, Zalau 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
🇷🇴 Zalau
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 | 🇷🇴 Zalau | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:12 | 12:12 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Zalau | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:53 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 10 h 40 min | 10 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 56,202 | 1,686,222 |
Compare Zalau with another city
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Zalau and Budapest: common questions
How far behind Zalau is Budapest?
Budapest is 1 hour behind Zalau: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Zalau, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Zalau, clocks in Budapest show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Budapest when it is 6:00 PM in Zalau?
When it is 6:00 PM in Zalau, it is 5:00 PM in Budapest.
When is a good time to call Budapest from Zalau?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Zalau – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Budapest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Budapest compared with Zalau?
The new day starts in Budapest later: until 1:00 AM in Zalau, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Budapest, Zalau is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Zalau and Budapest change?
No. The clocks in Zalau and in Budapest change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
