Barcelona to San José: time difference
San José is 5 h behind Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Barcelona 23:38 11:38 PM San José 18:38 6:38 PM You –:–
23:38 11:38 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:05
18:38 6:38 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:05
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−5 h
San José is 5 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and San José 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 José
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 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇺🇾 San José |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:38 | 18:38 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Uruguay Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/Montevideo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:09 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 19:05 |
| Daylight | 10 h 56 min | 13 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 36,747 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Barcelona and San José: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is San José?
San José is 5 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in San José?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in San José show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in San José when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 1:00 PM in San José.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in San José overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in San José.
Until what time in Barcelona is it still yesterday in San José?
Before 5:00 AM in Barcelona, the date in San José has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in San José, it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and San José the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, San José will be 4 hours behind Barcelona.
