Barcelona to Algarve: time difference
Algarve is 1 h behind Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 03:59 3:59 AM Algarve 02:59 2:59 AM You –:–
03:59 3:59 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:05
02:59 2:59 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:46 · 🌙 18:51
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−1 h
Algarve is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Algarve 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
🇵🇹 Algarve
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇵🇹 Algarve |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:59 | 02:59 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Europe/Lisbon |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:09 | 07:46 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 11 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | — |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Barcelona and Algarve: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Algarve?
Algarve is 1 hour behind Barcelona: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Algarve?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Algarve show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Algarve?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Algarve show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Algarve from Barcelona?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Algarve – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Algarve compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Algarve later: until 1:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Algarve, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Algarve change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
