Barcelona to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, CA is 9 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 21:33 9:33 PM Palm Desert, CA 12:33 12:33 PM You –:–
21:33 9:33 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:07 · 🌙 19:08
12:33 12:33 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
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−9 h
Palm Desert, CA is 9 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Palm Desert, CA 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:33 | 12:33 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:07 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 1 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 51,163 |
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Barcelona and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Palm Desert, CA?
The clocks in Palm Desert are 9 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−7 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Palm Desert show 12:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Palm Desert show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Palm Desert, CA, overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Barcelona (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Palm Desert, and the start of the day in Palm Desert is 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in Palm Desert, CA, compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Palm Desert later: until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Palm Desert, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Palm Desert, CA, change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From October 25, 2026, Palm Desert will be 8 hours behind Barcelona.
