Barcelona to Santa Barbara, CA: time difference
Santa Barbara, 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 15:40 3:40 PM Santa Barbara, CA 06:40 6:40 AM You –:–
15:40 3:40 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:06 · 🌙 19:09
06:40 6:40 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:23
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−9 h
Santa Barbara, CA is 9 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Santa Barbara, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:40 | 06:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 08:06 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 19:09 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 11 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 91,196 |
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Barcelona and Santa Barbara, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Barcelona and Santa Barbara, CA?
Santa Barbara is 9 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Barcelona is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Santa Barbara, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Santa Barbara show 12:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in Santa Barbara, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in Santa Barbara show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Santa Barbara, 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 Santa Barbara, and the start of the day in Santa Barbara is 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in Santa Barbara, CA, compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Santa Barbara later: until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Santa Barbara, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Santa Barbara, 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, Santa Barbara will be 8 hours behind Barcelona.
