Barcelona to Ottawa: time difference
Ottawa is 6 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 06:00 6:00 AM Ottawa 00:00 12:00 AM You –:–
06:00 6:00 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
00:00 12:00 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:30
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−6 h
Ottawa is 6 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Ottawa 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
🇨🇦 Ottawa
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 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇨🇦 Ottawa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:00 | 00:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 1,000,000 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Ottawa: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Ottawa?
Ottawa is 6 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−4 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Ottawa at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Ottawa it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Ottawa?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Ottawa show 12:00 PM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Ottawa overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Ottawa.
When does the date change in Ottawa compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Ottawa later: until 6:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 6:00 PM in Ottawa, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Ottawa 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, Ottawa will be 5 hours behind Barcelona.
