Barcelona to Edinburgh: time difference
Edinburgh is 1 h behind 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 02:28 2:28 AM Edinburgh 01:28 1:28 AM You –:–
02:28 2:28 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
01:28 1:28 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:27
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−1 h
Edinburgh is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Edinburgh 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
🇬🇧 Edinburgh
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇬🇧 Edinburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:28 | 01:28 |
| 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 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 488,050 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
More comparisons with Barcelona: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Barcelona and Edinburgh: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Edinburgh?
The clocks in Edinburgh are 1 hour behind those in Barcelona (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Edinburgh?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Edinburgh show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Edinburgh?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Edinburgh show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Edinburgh from Barcelona?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Edinburgh – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Edinburgh?
Until 1:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Edinburgh. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Edinburgh it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Edinburgh change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
