Spain · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Alicante, Spain runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Alicante and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Alicante lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Alicante and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Alicante lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Alicante and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Alicante lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Alicante.
Practical Info
Alicante (Spain) is home to roughly 340K people. Today brings about 14.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:42, sunset at 21:30. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 38° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Spain
Capital
Madrid
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
38.35°N, 0.48°W
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+34
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Hogueras de San Juan burns hundreds of large sculptures across Alicante on the night of 23 June, the summer solstice, after a week of display. One figure is pardoned each year and kept in a museum.
The clock: Alicante keeps UTC+1. Spain's official altitude datum — the reference point for every elevation in the country — is a benchmark at Alicante's town hall.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap