Barcelona is located in Spain and uses the Europe/Madrid timezone, currently GMT+1 from UTC. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+2. Sunrise is at 06:47 and sunset at 18:26 local time. The coordinates of Barcelona are 41.39°N, 2.17°E.

Today Barcelona gets 11 hours 39 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:37, about 37 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Barcelona shares its GMT+1 offset with Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Barcelona from…

From	Gap	Call at (Barcelona time)
🇫🇷 Paris	same time	09:00–17:00
🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella	same time	09:00–17:00
🇧🇪 Brussels	same time	09:00–17:00
🇳🇱 Amsterdam	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+7h	09:00–10:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+3h	09:00–14:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Barcelona in?›

Barcelona is in the Europe/Madrid timezone, currently GMT+1.

Does Barcelona observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Barcelona observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+2.

What is the UTC offset for Barcelona?›

Barcelona is currently GMT+1 from UTC (GMT+1). Clocks change on 28 March 2027.

Is Barcelona ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Barcelona is 1 hour ahead of London and 5 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Barcelona in UTC?›

09:00 in Barcelona is 08:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+1 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Barcelona today?›

Today the sun rises in Barcelona at 06:47 and sets at 18:26 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.