Current time in Hungary
Local time in Hungary
The time in Hungary is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Hungary
| Current time |
2:57 a.m.
|
| Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
| Timezone | Central European Summer Time (CEST) |
| Olson timezone name | Europe/Budapest |
| Time difference | 6 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Hungary Daylight Saving time (DST)
Hungary uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Hungary.
| DST Started 2021 | March 28, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2021 | Oct. 31, 2021 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2022 | March 27, 2022 Forward 1 hour |
Hungary
Hungary uses Central European Time CET and Central European Summer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UTC +0200. Hungary's latitude and longitude is 47° 00' N and 20° 00' E. Therefore the one hour offset between UTC and CET is very suitable for Hungary and the use of daylight savings time is not surprising.
Important cities in Hungary
The current time in some important cities in Hungary is shown below.