Barcelona to Chongqing: time difference
Chongqing is 6 h ahead of 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 06:57 6:57 AM Chongqing 12:57 12:57 PM You –:–
06:57 6:57 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
12:57 12:57 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:31
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+6 h
Chongqing is 6 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Chongqing 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
🇨🇳 Chongqing
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇨🇳 Chongqing |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:57 | 12:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 06:52 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 1,564,449 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Chongqing: common questions
How many hours ahead of Barcelona is Chongqing?
The clocks in Chongqing are 6 hours ahead of those in Barcelona (UTC+8 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Chongqing?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Chongqing show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Chongqing when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Chongqing.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Chongqing overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Chongqing.
When is it already the next day in Chongqing?
From 6:00 PM in Barcelona it is already the next day in Chongqing. The other way round, until 6:00 AM in Chongqing it is still the previous day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Chongqing the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Chongqing will be 7 hours ahead of Barcelona.
