Barcelona to Beijing (Pekin): time difference
Beijing (Pekin) is 6 h ahead of Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+6 h
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Barcelona 03:54 3:54 AM Beijing (Pekin) 09:54 9:54 AM You –:–
03:54 3:54 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
09:54 9:54 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+6 h
Beijing (Pekin) is 6 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Beijing (Pekin) 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
🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin)
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 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:54 | 09:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 21,893,095 |
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Barcelona and Beijing (Pekin): common questions
How far ahead of Barcelona is Beijing (Pekin)?
Beijing is 6 hours ahead of Barcelona: UTC+8 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Beijing (Pekin)?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Beijing show 3:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Beijing (Pekin)?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Beijing show 12:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Beijing (Pekin) overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Beijing.
From what time in Barcelona is it tomorrow in Beijing (Pekin)?
Once it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, the date in Beijing has already changed. Until 6:00 AM in Beijing, it is still the previous day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Beijing (Pekin) the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Beijing will be 7 hours ahead of Barcelona.
