Barcelona to Jaco Beach: time difference
Jaco Beach 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 00:18 12:18 AM Jaco Beach 16:18 4:18 PM You –:–
00:18 12:18 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:05
16:18 4:18 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:20
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−8 h
Jaco Beach is 8 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Jaco Beach 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
🇨🇷 Jaco Beach
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 | 🇨🇷 Jaco Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:18 | 16:18 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 08:09 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | — |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Jaco Beach: common questions
What is the time difference between Barcelona and Jaco Beach?
Jaco Beach is 8 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Barcelona is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Jaco Beach?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Jaco Beach show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Jaco Beach when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 10:00 AM in Jaco Beach.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Jaco Beach 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 Jaco Beach.
Until what time in Barcelona is it still yesterday in Jaco Beach?
Before 8:00 AM in Barcelona, the date in Jaco Beach has not changed yet. From 4:00 PM in Jaco Beach, it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Jaco Beach the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Jaco Beach will be 7 hours behind Barcelona.
