Barcelona to Cotonou: time difference
Cotonou 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 07:08 7:08 AM Cotonou 06:08 6:08 AM You –:–
07:08 7:08 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
06:08 6:08 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
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−1 h
Cotonou is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Cotonou 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
🇧🇯 Cotonou
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 | 🇧🇯 Cotonou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:08 | 06:08 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 780,000 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Cotonou: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Cotonou?
Cotonou is 1 hour behind Barcelona: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Cotonou at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Cotonou it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Cotonou?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Cotonou show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cotonou from Barcelona?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cotonou – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cotonou?
Until 1:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Cotonou. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cotonou it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Cotonou change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Cotonou and Barcelona will have the same time.
