Spain

1:20:46am

01:20 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 13th August 2026

CEST · UTC+2 Europe/Madrid Daylight saving in effect 🌙 Night

UTC offset: UTC+2
Time zone: Europe/MadridCEST
Sunrise: 5:23 am
Sunset: 7:15 pm
Daylight: 13 hours 51 minutes137 seconds shorter than yesterday
Daylight saving: OnNext change in 73 days

Spain has 3 time zones

The clock above is Madrid. Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.

Time zone	Now	Offset	Cities
Europe/Madrid CEST	1:20 am	UTC+2	Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Seville, Málaga
Africa/Ceuta CEST	1:20 am	UTC+2	Melilla
Atlantic/Canary WEST	12:20 am	UTC+1	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna, Telde, Centro, Arona

Daylight saving

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).

That is for Madrid. A country this wide can have zones with different rules — check the individual city page if it matters.

Time difference to major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PDT	4:20 pm Wed	16:20	9 hours behind
Mexico City CST	5:20 pm Wed	17:20	8 hours behind
Chicago CDT	6:20 pm Wed	18:20	7 hours behind
New York City EDT	7:20 pm Wed	19:20	6 hours behind
Toronto EDT	7:20 pm Wed	19:20	6 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3	8:20 pm Wed	20:20	5 hours behind
London BST	12:20 am	00:20	1 hour behind
Paris CEST	1:20 am	01:20	the same time
Berlin CEST	1:20 am	01:20	the same time
Johannesburg SAST	1:20 am	01:20	the same time
Moscow MSK	2:20 am	02:20	1 hour ahead
Cairo EEST	2:20 am	02:20	1 hour ahead
Dubai UTC+4	3:20 am	03:20	2 hours ahead
Delhi IST	4:50 am	04:50	3 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST	7:20 am	07:20	6 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	8:20 am	08:20	7 hours ahead
Sydney AEST	9:20 am	09:20	8 hours ahead
Auckland NZST	11:20 am	11:20	10 hours ahead

Cities in Spain

Madrid Madrid --:-- Barcelona Catalonia --:-- Valencia Valencia --:-- Zaragoza Aragon --:-- Seville Andalusia --:-- Málaga Andalusia --:-- Murcia Murcia --:-- Palma Balearic Islands --:-- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Canary Islands --:-- Alicante Valencia --:-- Bilbao Basque Country --:-- Córdoba Andalusia --:-- Valladolid Castille and León --:-- Vigo Galicia --:-- Gijón Asturias --:-- Eixample Catalonia --:-- Gasteiz / Vitoria Basque Country --:-- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Catalonia --:-- Latina Madrid --:-- Carabanchel Madrid --:-- A Coruña Galicia --:-- Puente de Vallecas Madrid --:-- Fuencarral Madrid --:-- Sant Martí Catalonia --:--

Everywhere at UTC+2 All countries Convert Spain time

Questions people ask

What time is it in Spain right now?

It is 1:20 am (01:20) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Madrid. Spain spans 3 time zones, so the answer depends on where in the country you mean — the table on this page lists every zone with a live clock.

How many time zones does Spain have?

Spain has 3 time zones: Europe/Madrid, Africa/Ceuta, Atlantic/Canary.

Does Spain observe daylight saving time?

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change). Note that this applies to the capital; a country this wide can have zones that differ.

What is the time in the biggest cities in Spain?

Right now: Madrid 1:20 am; Barcelona 1:20 am; Valencia 1:20 am; Zaragoza 1:20 am; Seville 1:20 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.