Spain
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- 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.
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 | 4:24 pm Wed | 16:24 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:24 pm Wed | 17:24 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:24 pm Wed | 18:24 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:24 pm Wed | 19:24 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:24 pm Wed | 19:24 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:24 pm Wed | 20:24 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:24 am | 00:24 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:24 am | 01:24 | the same time |
| Berlin CEST | 1:24 am | 01:24 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:24 am | 01:24 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 2:24 am | 02:24 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 2:24 am | 02:24 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:24 am | 03:24 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:54 am | 04:54 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:24 am | 07:24 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:24 am | 08:24 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:24 am | 09:24 | 8 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:24 am | 11:24 | 10 hours ahead |
Cities in Spain
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Spain right now?
It is 1:24 am (01:24) 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 1:24 am; Barcelona 1:24 am; Valencia 1:24 am; Zaragoza 1:24 am; Seville 1:24 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.