Barcelona to El Medano: time difference
El Medano 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 03:30 3:30 AM El Medano 02:30 2:30 AM You –:–
03:30 3:30 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 19:06
02:30 2:30 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:34
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−1 h
El Medano is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and El Medano 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
🇪🇸 El Medano
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 | 🇪🇸 El Medano |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:30 | 02:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:08 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 19:34 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 2,500 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and El Medano: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is El Medano?
The clocks in El Medano are 1 hour behind those in Barcelona (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in El Medano at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in El Medano it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in El Medano?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in El Medano show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in El Medano 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 El Medano.
When does the date change in El Medano compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in El Medano later: until 1:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in El Medano, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and El Medano the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
