Barcelona to California, MD: time difference
California, MD is 6 h behind 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 05:15 5:15 AM California, MD 23:15 11:15 PM You –:–
05:15 5:15 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:11 · 🌙 19:02
23:15 11:15 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:21
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−6 h
California, MD is 6 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and California, MD 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
🇺🇸 California, MD
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇺🇸 California, MD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:15 | 23:15 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:11 | 07:21 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 10 h 50 min | 11 h |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 13,000 |
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Big time differences
Barcelona and California, MD: common questions
What is the time difference between Barcelona and California, MD?
California is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−4, while Barcelona is on UTC+2.
What time is it in California, MD, at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in California it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in California, MD?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in California show 12:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Barcelona and California, MD, are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in California), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Barcelona is it still yesterday in California, MD?
Before 6:00 AM in Barcelona, the date in California has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in California, it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and California, MD, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, California will be 5 hours behind Barcelona.
