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Current time in Spain

Western European Time · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

UTC+01:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+1 WEST

Central European Time · Madrid

UTC+02:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+2 CEST

Spain has 2 time zones, using 3 different UTC offsets over the year, from UTC+0 to UTC+2. All of them observe daylight saving time.

Time zones in Spain

ColourRegionIANA zoneOffset nowAbbr.Daylight savingTime
Canary IslandsAtlantic/CanaryUTC+1WESTDST from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in OctoberUTC+01:00
Spain (mainland)Europe/MadridUTC+2CESTDST from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in OctoberUTC+02:00
Ceuta, MelillaAfrica/CeutaUTC+2CESTDST from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in OctoberUTC+02:00

Does Spain observe daylight saving time?

Yes, in every time zone.

  • Western European Time (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria): forward the last Sunday in March at 01:00, back the last Sunday in October at 02:00.

    Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 (WEST → WET).

  • Central European Time (Madrid): forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.

    Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).

Cities in Spain

Canary Islands · Atlantic/Canary

Spain (mainland) · Europe/Madrid

Ceuta, Melilla · Africa/Ceuta

Your time difference

  • Western European Time (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria): —
  • Central European Time (Madrid): —

Same clock all year as …

Central European Time (Madrid) shows the same time as Germany, Italy, Poland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary, Belgium, Czechia, Austria, Norway, Serbia and 18 more at every moment of the next 12 months.

Time difference from Madrid

CityMadrid is
New York5 h to 6 h ahead
Los Angeles8 h to 9 h ahead
London1 h ahead all year
Parissame time all year
Dubai2 h to 3 h behind
Delhi3 h 30 min to 4 h 30 min behind
Tokyo7 h to 8 h behind
Sydney8 h to 10 h behind

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