Barcelona to Chongjin: time difference
Chongjin is 8 h ahead of Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 03:56 3:56 AM Chongjin 11:56 11:56 AM You –:–
03:56 3:56 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 17:42
11:56 11:56 AM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:11
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+8 h
Chongjin is 8 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Chongjin 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
🇰🇵 Chongjin
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇰🇵 Chongjin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:56 | 11:56 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Asia/Pyongyang |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:29 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 17:11 |
| Daylight | 10 h 13 min | 10 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 667,929 |
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Barcelona and Chongjin: common questions
How far ahead of Barcelona is Chongjin?
Chongjin is 8 hours ahead of Barcelona: UTC+9 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Chongjin?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Chongjin show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Chongjin at the end of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona ends at 6:00 PM; in Chongjin it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Chongjin overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Barcelona, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Chongjin.
From what time in Barcelona is it tomorrow in Chongjin?
Once it is 4:00 PM in Barcelona, the date in Chongjin has already changed. Until 8:00 AM in Chongjin, it is still the previous day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Chongjin the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Chongjin will be 7 hours ahead of Barcelona.
