Current time in Barcelona, Spain
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Madrid
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- 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).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Catalonia, Spain · 41.39° N, 2.16° E
- Population
- 1,686,208
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Barcelona at about 12:51 standard time: the clock runs about 51 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:35 and 13:58 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:54 | 19:03 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:18 | 21:28 | 15h 10m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:39 | 19:47 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:13 | 17:24 | 9h 11m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:45–19:36 (11 h 51 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.