🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
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- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20 · 11 h 22 min
Barcelona to San Francisco, CA: time difference
San Francisco, 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 08:44 8:44 AM San Francisco, CA 23:44 11:44 PM You –:–
08:44 8:44 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
23:44 11:44 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:42
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−9 h
San Francisco, CA is 9 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and San Francisco, 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
🇺🇸 San Francisco, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:44 | 23:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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 | 07:58 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 873,965 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and San Francisco, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is San Francisco, CA?
The clocks in San Francisco are 9 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−7 and UTC+2).
What time is it in San Francisco, CA, at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in San Francisco it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in San Francisco, CA, at the end of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona ends at 6:00 PM; in San Francisco it is 9:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in San Francisco, 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 San Francisco, and the start of the day in San Francisco is 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in San Francisco, CA, compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in San Francisco later: until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in San Francisco, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and San Francisco, CA, 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, San Francisco will be 8 hours behind Barcelona.
