Barcelona to Palatine, IL: time difference
Palatine, IL 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 06:46 6:46 AM Palatine, IL 23:46 11:46 PM You –:–
06:46 6:46 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:11 · 🌙 19:02
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:03
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−7 h
Palatine, IL is 7 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Palatine, IL 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
🇺🇸 Palatine, IL
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 | 🇺🇸 Palatine, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:46 | 23:46 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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 | 08:11 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 19:02 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 10 h 50 min | 10 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 67,908 |
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Barcelona and Palatine, IL: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Palatine, IL?
Palatine is 7 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Palatine, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Palatine show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Palatine, IL, when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 11:00 AM in Palatine.
When is a good time to call Palatine, IL, from Barcelona?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Palatine – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Palatine, IL?
Until 7:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Palatine. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Palatine it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Palatine, IL, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Barcelona and in Palatine change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Palatine will be 6 hours behind Barcelona.
