Barcelona to Botswana: time difference
Botswana is 1 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 19:43 7:43 PM Botswana 20:43 8:43 PM You –:–
19:43 7:43 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 17:43
20:43 8:43 PM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 18:34
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+1 h
Botswana is 1 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Botswana 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
🇧🇼 Botswana
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:43 | 20:43 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Africa/Gaborone |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:28 | 05:27 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 13 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 2,480,244 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Botswana: common questions
How many hours ahead of Barcelona is Botswana?
The clocks in Botswana are 1 hour ahead of those in Barcelona (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Botswana?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Botswana show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Botswana when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 7:00 PM in Botswana.
When is a good time to call Botswana from Barcelona?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Botswana – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Botswana compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Botswana earlier: at 11:00 PM in Barcelona it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Botswana, Barcelona is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Botswana change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Barcelona but not in Botswana. From March 28, 2027, Botswana and Barcelona will have the same time.
