Does Barcelona observe daylight saving time?

Yes. In 2026, clocks in Barcelona move forward on March 29 and back on October 25.

What is the time difference between Barcelona and New York?

Barcelona is currently 6 hours ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Barcelona and London?

Barcelona is currently 1 hour ahead of London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Which other cities share the same time as Barcelona?

Madrid, Spain are in the same Europe/Madrid zone, so they always show the same wall-clock time as Barcelona.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Europe/Madrid. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

Spain · Europe

Barcelona

Europe/Madrid

08:02:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+02:00

Abbreviation

GMT+2

DST Active

Yes

Time of Day

Night

Outside business hours

DST Changes 2026

Clocks forward

March 29

Clocks back

October 25

Location

Lat: 41.39°

Lng: 2.17°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Barcelona Spain	08:02 PM	UTC+02:00	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-6h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	-1h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+7h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+8h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	+2h

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Live in Barcelona

08:02:49 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC+02:00 GMT+2

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Barcelona's time zone

Barcelona is located in Spain, in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude 41.4°, longitude 2.2°. Local clocks follow the Europe/Madrid time zone.