Barcelona to Arugam Bay: time difference

Arugam Bay is 4 h 30 min ahead of Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

14

3:15 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Daytime

☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 17:42 · 10 h 13 min

+4 h 30 min

One day, 2 clocks

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Barcelona 15:15 3:15 PM Arugam Bay 19:45 7:45 PM
Barcelona 15:15 3:15 PM Arugam Bay 19:45 7:45 PM You –:–
🇪🇸 Barcelona

15:15 3:15 PM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 17:42

🇱🇰 Arugam Bay

19:45 7:45 PM

India Standard Time · UTC+5:30

☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:43

⇄ Difference

+4 h 30 min

Arugam Bay is 4 h 30 min ahead of Barcelona.

When you, Barcelona and Arugam Bay 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
🇱🇰 Arugam Bay
4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇪🇸 Barcelona 🇱🇰 Arugam Bay
Local time 15:15 19:45
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Central European Standard Time India Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+1 UTC+5:30
Offset from Barcelona — +4 h 30 min
IANA zone Europe/Madrid Asia/Colombo
Daylight saving On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 Not observed
Sunrise 07:29 05:51
Sunset 17:42 17:43
Daylight 10 h 13 min 11 h 51 min
People on this clock 1,660,122 5,000

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Barcelona and Arugam Bay: common questions

How many hours ahead of Barcelona is Arugam Bay?
The clocks in Arugam Bay are 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Barcelona (UTC+5:30 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Arugam Bay at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Arugam Bay it is 1:30 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Arugam Bay at the end of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona ends at 6:00 PM; in Arugam Bay it is 10:30 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Barcelona and Arugam Bay are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Barcelona (1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Arugam Bay), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Arugam Bay compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Arugam Bay earlier: at 7:30 PM in Barcelona it is already midnight there. Until 4:30 AM in Arugam Bay, Barcelona is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Arugam Bay change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From March 28, 2027, Arugam Bay will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Barcelona.
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