Barcelona to the Canary Islands: time difference
The Canary Islands is 1 h behind Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇪🇸 Canary Islands, Spain
39
- Western European Summer Time
- UTC+1
- Sunset
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:37 · 11 h 28 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 20:29 8:29 PM Canary Islands 19:29 7:29 PM You –:–
20:29 8:29 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:06 · 🌙 19:09
19:29 7:29 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:37
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−1 h
The Canary Islands is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and the Canary Islands 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
🇪🇸 Canary Islands
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Canary Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:29 | 19:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:06 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 19:09 | 19:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 12,050 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and the Canary Islands: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is the Canary Islands?
The Canary Islands is 1 hour behind Barcelona: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in the Canary Islands?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in the Canary Islands show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in the Canary Islands?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in the Canary Islands show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Barcelona and the Canary Islands are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the Canary Islands), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in the Canary Islands compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in the Canary Islands later: until 1:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in the Canary Islands, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and the Canary Islands change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
