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What time is it in Pest, Budapest, Hungary

This page gives the local time in Pest, Budapest, Hungary, with sunrise, sunset, and weather information for scheduling and exploring this part of the city.

Pest, Hungary

Sunday, 6 September 2026

UTC+2 · Europe/Budapest

Local time in Pest

UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active

The sun today

Sunrise 6:10 AM Solar noon 12:44 PM Sunset 7:17 PM Daylight 13 h 07 min Night 10 h 53 min Civil twilight 5:38 AM – 7:49 PM

Weather in Pest right now

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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.

Pest and its neighbours

Józsefváros Budapest V. kerület Zugló Ferencváros Újlipótváros Pest
Pest at 47.5000, 19.0833 with the nearest towns within 3.0 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.

Pest in numbers

Coordinates
47.5000, 19.0833
Population
1 001 748
Region
Budapest
Country
Hungary, Europe
Capital
Budapest — 0 km away
Same name
1 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in Budapest

Other places named Pest

Same time zone — Europe/Budapest

Nearby places

What time is it in Pest

The clock displays the local civil time used in Pest and throughout Budapest. It is the appropriate reference for transport, reservations, attractions, work, and personal appointments in this part of the Hungarian capital.

If you are coordinating from another country, compare the two locations directly. Seasonal clock changes can alter the difference during the year, particularly when the places involved do not change on the same date.

Use Budapest local time for plans in Pest. Check whether an event time is local or converted. Include the date when arranging an overnight journey. Revisit calendar entries near seasonal clock changes.

A bridge can cross the Danube more easily than a vague calendar invite crosses time zones.

Daylight on the Pest side

Sunrise and sunset show the daily appearance and disappearance of the sun at the horizon for the selected date. Their times change through the seasons, affecting morning light, evening walks, and the hours available for outdoor sightseeing.

The Pest side includes open river views as well as streets enclosed by buildings. Consequently, the astronomical sunrise or sunset may not match the instant when direct sunlight reaches or leaves a particular location. Cloud and haze can narrow usable light further.

Twilight adds a gradual period of illumination before sunrise and after sunset. It can be attractive for city views and photographs, but anyone planning a route should distinguish atmospheric light from full daylight and allow time to reach the destination.

Reading Budapest weather locally

The weather display adds immediate context to the time of day. Confirm whether it reports current conditions or a forecast, and match any hourly entry to the local clock. A morning observation should not be treated as an evening prediction.

For walking in Pest, consider temperature together with wind, rain, cloud, and sunshine. Conditions along an open riverside can feel different from those on a sheltered street. Footwear may matter as much as outerwear when precipitation affects pavements.

Check the local hour and forecast timestamp. Compare your route with the remaining daylight. Account for exposed and sheltered parts of the walk. Review current alerts when weather could disrupt travel.

Forecasts can change, especially for plans made several days ahead. A fresh check near departure gives a better basis for choosing clothing and deciding whether an outdoor schedule needs adjustment.

Questions and answers

Does Pest use a different time from Buda?
No. Both parts of Budapest use the same local civil time.
Are sunrise and sunset identical at every Budapest address?
The calculated times are effectively city references, but buildings and terrain change when the sun is visible from a specific spot.
Why might the riverside feel cooler?
Greater exposure to moving air can change comfort even when the reported air temperature is the same.
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