Spain
Time now in Barcelona
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 07:56Sunset 07:21Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,686,208
Sunrise
07:56
Sunset
07:21
Day length
11h 25m
Coordinates
41.39, 2.16
Time difference from Barcelona
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Barcelona right now.
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About the time in Barcelona
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Barcelona day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 07:00–15:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 1,686,208 people live in Barcelona, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Barcelona runs on Europe/Madrid, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Barcelona
- What time is it in Barcelona right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Barcelona, updating every second from Europe/Madrid (UTC +2).
- What are normal business hours in Barcelona in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Barcelona runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Barcelona today?
- Sunrise is at 07:56 and sunset at 07:21, giving 11h 25m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Barcelona in?
- Barcelona uses Europe/Madrid, currently UTC +2.
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