Spain · CEST
Fri, 11 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Barcelona, Spain runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Barcelona 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 Barcelona lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Barcelona 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 Barcelona lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Barcelona 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 Barcelona 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 Barcelona.
Practical Info
Barcelona (Spain) is home to roughly 5.6M people. Today brings about 15.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 21:24. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 41° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Spain
Capital
Madrid
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
41.39°N, 2.17°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+34
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap