Barcelona to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, 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 06:48 6:48 AM Santa Cruz, CA 21:48 9:48 PM You –:–
06:48 6:48 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:00 · 🌙 19:17
21:48 9:48 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−9 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 9 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Santa Cruz, 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 Cruz, 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 Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:48 | 21:48 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 08:00 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 19:17 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 17 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 64,220 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
How far behind Barcelona is Santa Cruz, CA?
Santa Cruz is 9 hours behind Barcelona: UTC−7 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Cruz it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz, CA, from Barcelona?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Barcelona and in Santa Cruz do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Barcelona it is 12:00 AM in Santa Cruz; when the working day starts in Santa Cruz, it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz, CA, compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz later: until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Santa Cruz, CA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Barcelona and in Santa Cruz change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Santa Cruz will be 8 hours behind Barcelona.
