Barcelona to San Francisco: time difference
San Francisco is 8 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 15:19 3:19 PM San Francisco 07:19 7:19 AM You –:–
15:19 3:19 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 19:06
07:19 7:19 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
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−8 h
San Francisco is 8 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and San Francisco 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
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 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇨🇷 San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:19 | 07:19 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:08 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 17:18 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 55,923 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
More comparisons with Barcelona: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Barcelona and San Francisco: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is San Francisco?
The clocks in San Francisco are 8 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−6 and UTC+2).
What time is it in San Francisco when it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona?
When it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is 1:00 AM in San Francisco.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in San Francisco?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in San Francisco show 10:00 AM.
When is a good time to call San Francisco from Barcelona?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in San Francisco – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Francisco?
Until 8:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in San Francisco. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in San Francisco it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and San Francisco the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, San Francisco will be 7 hours behind Barcelona.
