🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
27
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 19:12 · 11 h 9 min
Barcelona to Guanacaste: time difference
Guanacaste is 8 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 08:34 8:34 AM Guanacaste 00:34 12:34 AM You –:–
08:34 8:34 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 19:12
00:34 12:34 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:25
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−8 h
Guanacaste is 8 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Guanacaste 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
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:34 | 00:34 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:03 | 05:31 |
| Sunset | 19:12 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 1,823 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Guanacaste: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Guanacaste?
Guanacaste is 8 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−6 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Guanacaste?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Guanacaste show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Guanacaste when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 10:00 AM in Guanacaste.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Guanacaste overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Guanacaste.
When does the date change in Guanacaste compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Guanacaste later: until 8:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Guanacaste, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Guanacaste change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Guanacaste will be 7 hours behind Barcelona.
