Barcelona to Cape Verde: time difference
Cape Verde is 3 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 05:43 5:43 AM Cape Verde 02:43 2:43 AM You –:–
05:43 5:43 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
02:43 2:43 AM
Cape Verde Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:18
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−3 h
Cape Verde is 3 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Cape Verde 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
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:43 | 02:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Cape Verde Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-1 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Atlantic/Cape Verde |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 06:25 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 555,988 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Cape Verde: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Cape Verde?
Cape Verde is 3 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Cape Verde at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Verde it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Cape Verde?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Cape Verde show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Cape Verde overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cape Verde.
When is it still the previous day in Cape Verde?
Until 3:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Cape Verde. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Cape Verde it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Cape Verde the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cape Verde will be 2 hours behind Barcelona.
