Barcelona to Cambridge, MA: time difference
Cambridge, MA 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 17:12 5:12 PM Cambridge, MA 11:12 11:12 AM You –:–
17:12 5:12 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 19:06
11:12 11:12 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 17:58
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−6 h
Cambridge, MA is 6 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Cambridge, MA 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
🇺🇸 Cambridge, MA
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 | 🇺🇸 Cambridge, MA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:12 | 11:12 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 08:08 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 10 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 105,162 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Cambridge, MA: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Cambridge, MA?
The clocks in Cambridge are 6 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−4 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Cambridge, MA?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Cambridge show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Cambridge, MA, when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 12:00 PM in Cambridge.
When is a good time to call Cambridge, MA, from Barcelona?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Cambridge – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Barcelona is it still yesterday in Cambridge, MA?
Before 6:00 AM in Barcelona, the date in Cambridge has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Cambridge, it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Cambridge, MA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Barcelona and in Cambridge change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Cambridge will be 5 hours behind Barcelona.
