Spain
Time now in La Rioja
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 07:24Sunset 09:01Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
324,184
Sunrise
07:24
Sunset
09:01
Day length
13h 37m
Coordinates
42.30, -2.50
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About the time in La Rioja
La Rioja 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 324,184 people live in La Rioja, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
La Rioja 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in La Rioja
- When do the sun rise and set in La Rioja today?
- Sunrise is at 07:24 and sunset at 09:01, giving 13h 37m of daylight.
- What time is it in La Rioja right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in La Rioja, updating every second from Europe/Madrid (UTC +2).
- Which time zone is La Rioja in?
- La Rioja uses Europe/Madrid, currently UTC +2.
- Does La Rioja change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
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