Barcelona to Aktau: time difference
Aktau is 3 h ahead of Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 13:02 1:02 PM Aktau 16:02 4:02 PM You –:–
13:02 1:02 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:07 · 🌙 19:08
16:02 4:02 PM
West Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:49
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+3 h
Aktau is 3 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Aktau are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Barcelona
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇰🇿 Aktau
3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇰🇿 Aktau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:02 | 16:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | West Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Asia/Aqtau |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:07 | 07:53 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 1 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 273,830 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Aktau: common questions
How many hours ahead of Barcelona is Aktau?
The clocks in Aktau are 3 hours ahead of those in Barcelona (UTC+5 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Aktau?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Aktau show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Aktau when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 9:00 PM in Aktau.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Aktau overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Aktau.
When is it already the next day in Aktau?
From 9:00 PM in Barcelona it is already the next day in Aktau. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Aktau it is still the previous day in Barcelona.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Aktau change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Aktau will be 4 hours ahead of Barcelona.
