🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
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- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20 · 11 h 22 min
Barcelona to Guangzhou (Canton): time difference
Guangzhou (Canton) is 6 h ahead of Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+6 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 08:36 8:36 AM Guangzhou (Canton) 14:36 2:36 PM You –:–
08:36 8:36 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
14:36 2:36 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 18:07
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+6 h
Guangzhou (Canton) is 6 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Guangzhou (Canton) 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
🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton)
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 | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou (Canton) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:36 | 14:36 |
| 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 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 14,043,500 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Barcelona and Guangzhou (Canton): common questions
How far ahead of Barcelona is Guangzhou (Canton)?
Guangzhou is 6 hours ahead of Barcelona: UTC+8 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Guangzhou (Canton) at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Guangzhou it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Guangzhou (Canton)?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Guangzhou show 12:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Guangzhou (Canton) 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 Guangzhou.
When does the date change in Guangzhou (Canton) compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Guangzhou earlier: at 6:00 PM in Barcelona it is already midnight there. Until 6:00 AM in Guangzhou, Barcelona is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Guangzhou (Canton) change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Guangzhou will be 7 hours ahead of Barcelona.
