Spain
Wednesday, 7th October 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/MadridCEST
- Sunrise
- 8:17 am
- Sunset
- 7:47 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 30 minutes157 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 17 days
Spain has 3 time zones
The clock above is Madrid. Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.
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, so check the individual city page if it matters.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 6:30 am | 06:30 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:30 am | 07:30 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 8:30 am | 08:30 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:30 am | 09:30 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 9:30 am | 09:30 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:30 am | 10:30 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 2:30 pm | 14:30 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 3:30 pm | 15:30 | the same time |
| Berlin CEST | 3:30 pm | 15:30 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:30 pm | 15:30 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 4:30 pm | 16:30 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 4:30 pm | 16:30 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:30 pm | 17:30 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 7:00 pm | 19:00 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 9:30 pm | 21:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 10:30 pm | 22:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 12:30 am Thu | 00:30 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 2:30 am Thu | 02:30 | 11 hours ahead |
Cities in Spain
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Spain right now?
It is 3:30 pm (15:30) on Wednesday, 7th October 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 3:30 pm; Barcelona 3:30 pm; Valencia 3:30 pm; Zaragoza 3:30 pm; Seville 3:30 pm. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.