Spain · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Granada, 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 Granada 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 Granada lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Granada 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 Granada lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Granada 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 Granada 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 Granada.
Practical Info
Granada (Spain) is home to roughly 230K people. Today brings about 14.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:54, sunset at 21:36. 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 37° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Spain
Capital
Madrid
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
37.18°N, 3.60°W
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+34
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Granada surrendered in January 1492, ending nearly eight centuries of Muslim rule in Iberia. The Alhambra, its palace complex, survived because Ferdinand and Isabella chose to occupy it rather than destroy it.
The clock: Granada keeps UTC+1. The Sierra Nevada above the city holds Europe's southernmost ski resort, about 40 km from a subtropical coast.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap