Spain
Time now in Elche
Sunrise 07:22Sunset 08:49Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
230,587
Sunrise
07:22
Sunset
08:49
Day length
13h 27m
Coordinates
38.27, -0.71
Time difference from Elche
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Elche right now.
Elche on the map
About the time in Elche
Elche is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +2 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Elche 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.
Around 230,587 people live in Elche, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Elche
- What are normal business hours in Elche in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Elche runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Elche?
- Elche is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Elche today?
- Sunrise is at 07:22 and sunset at 08:49, giving 13h 27m of daylight.
- What time is it in Elche right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Elche, updating every second from Europe/Madrid (UTC +2).
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