Barcelona to Los Ángeles: time difference
Los Ángeles is 5 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 07:51 7:51 AM Los Ángeles 02:51 2:51 AM You –:–
07:51 7:51 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 19:12
02:51 2:51 AM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 20:07
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−5 h
Los Ángeles is 5 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Los Ángeles 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
🇨🇱 Los Ángeles
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇨🇱 Los Ángeles |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:51 | 02:51 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Chile Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Santiago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:03 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 19:12 | 20:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 13 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 143,023 |
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 Los Ángeles: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Los Ángeles?
The clocks in Los Ángeles are 5 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Los Ángeles when it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona?
When it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is 4:00 AM in Los Ángeles.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Los Ángeles?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Los Ángeles show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Los Ángeles overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Los Ángeles.
When is it still the previous day in Los Ángeles?
Until 5:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Los Ángeles. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Los Ángeles it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Los Ángeles the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Los Ángeles will be 4 hours behind Barcelona.
