Barcelona to San Jose, CA: time difference
San Jose, 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 03:48 3:48 AM San Jose, CA 18:48 6:48 PM You –:–
03:48 3:48 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
18:48 6:48 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:40
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−9 h
San Jose, CA is 9 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and San Jose, 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 Jose, 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 Jose, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:48 | 18:48 |
| 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 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 1,035,317 |
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Big time differences
Barcelona and San Jose, CA: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is San Jose, CA?
San Jose is 9 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−7 against UTC+2.
What time is it in San Jose, CA, at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in San Jose, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in San Jose show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in San Jose, 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 Jose, and the start of the day in San Jose is 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in San Jose, CA, compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in San Jose, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and San Jose, 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 Jose will be 8 hours behind Barcelona.
