Spain · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Palma, 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 Palma 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 Palma lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Palma 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 Palma lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Palma 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 Palma 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 Palma.
Practical Info
Palma (Spain) is home to roughly 420K people. Today brings about 15.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 21:18. 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 40° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Spain
Capital
Madrid
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
39.57°N, 2.65°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+34
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Twice a year, around 2 February and 11 November, the sun through Palma Cathedral's east rose window projects a circle of light directly beneath the west window, briefly making the two align. The effect draws crowds at dawn.
The clock: Palma keeps UTC+1 on Mallorca, and handles one of the busiest seasonal airports in Europe — its passenger traffic in August is several times its January figure.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap