Barcelona to Cardiff: time difference
Cardiff is 1 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 Cardiff 04:15 4:15 AM You –:–
05:15 5:15 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
04:15 4:15 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 18:33
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−1 h
Cardiff is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Cardiff 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
🇬🇧 Cardiff
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 | 🇬🇧 Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:15 | 04:15 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 07:28 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 346,100 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Cardiff: common questions
What is the time difference between Barcelona and Cardiff?
Cardiff is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+1, while Barcelona is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Cardiff?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Cardiff show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cardiff at the end of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona ends at 6:00 PM; in Cardiff it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Cardiff overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cardiff.
Until what time in Barcelona is it still yesterday in Cardiff?
Before 1:00 AM in Barcelona, the date in Cardiff has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Cardiff, it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Cardiff the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
