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Time now in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Friday, 28 August 2026
Sunrise 07:40Sunset 08:32Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Atlantic/Canary
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
206,965
Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
08:32
Day length
12h 52m
Coordinates
28.54, -16.20
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About the time in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife runs on Atlantic/Canary, which puts the city UTC +1 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Santa Cruz de Tenerife day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 08:00–16:00 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.
The zone identifier Atlantic/Canary is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Atlantic/Canary keeps pointing at Canary time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- What time is it in Santa Cruz de Tenerife right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, updating every second from Atlantic/Canary (UTC +1).
- Which time zone is Santa Cruz de Tenerife in?
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife uses Atlantic/Canary, currently UTC +1.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Atlantic/Canary, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Santa Cruz de Tenerife change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
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