Barcelona to Mar del Plata: time difference
Mar del Plata is 5 h behind Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇷 Mar del Plata, Argentina
58
- Argentina Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 19:03 · 12 h 50 min
−5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 11:40 11:40 AM Mar del Plata 06:40 6:40 AM You –:–
11:40 11:40 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
06:40 6:40 AM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 19:03
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−5 h
Mar del Plata is 5 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Mar del Plata 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
🇦🇷 Mar del Plata
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 | 🇦🇷 Mar del Plata |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:40 | 06:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Argentina Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 06:13 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 19:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 12 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 593,337 |
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 Mar del Plata: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Mar del Plata?
The clocks in Mar del Plata are 5 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Mar del Plata?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Mar del Plata show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Mar del Plata at the end of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona ends at 6:00 PM; in Mar del Plata it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Mar del Plata 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 Mar del Plata.
When does the date change in Mar del Plata compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Mar del Plata later: until 5:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 7:00 PM in Mar del Plata, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Mar del Plata change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Barcelona but not in Mar del Plata. From October 25, 2026, Mar del Plata will be 4 hours behind Barcelona.
