Barcelona to Puerto Rico: time difference
Puerto Rico 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 03:46 3:46 AM Puerto Rico 21:46 9:46 PM You –:–
03:46 3:46 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
21:46 9:46 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:08
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−6 h
Puerto Rico is 6 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Puerto Rico 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
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
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 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:46 | 21:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 3,285,874 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Puerto Rico: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is 6 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−4 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Puerto Rico at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Puerto Rico it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Puerto Rico when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 12:00 PM in Puerto Rico.
When is a good time to call Puerto Rico from Barcelona?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Puerto Rico – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Puerto Rico?
Until 6:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Puerto Rico. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Puerto Rico it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Puerto Rico the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Puerto Rico will be 5 hours behind Barcelona.
