Barcelona to Madison, WI: time difference
Madison, WI is 7 h behind Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Barcelona 05:27 5:27 AM Madison, WI 22:27 10:27 PM You –:–
05:27 5:27 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
22:27 10:27 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 18:26
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−7 h
Madison, WI is 7 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Madison, WI 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
🇺🇸 Madison, WI
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 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇺🇸 Madison, WI |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:27 | 22:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 248,951 |
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Barcelona and Madison, WI: common questions
What is the time difference between Barcelona and Madison, WI?
Madison is 7 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Barcelona is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Madison, WI, at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Madison it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Madison, WI?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Madison show 11:00 AM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Madison, WI, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Madison.
Until what time in Barcelona is it still yesterday in Madison, WI?
Before 7:00 AM in Barcelona, the date in Madison has not changed yet. From 5:00 PM in Madison, it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Madison, WI, 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, Madison will be 6 hours behind Barcelona.
