Barcelona to Santa Monica, CA: time difference
Santa Monica, 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 02:53 2:53 AM Santa Monica, CA 17:53 5:53 PM You –:–
02:53 2:53 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 19:06
17:53 5:53 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
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−9 h
Santa Monica, CA is 9 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Santa Monica, 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 Monica, 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 Monica, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:53 | 17:53 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 08:08 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 19:06 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 89,736 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Santa Monica, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Santa Monica, CA?
The clocks in Santa Monica are 9 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−7 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Santa Monica, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Santa Monica show 12:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Monica, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 9:00 AM in Santa Monica.
When is a good time to call Santa Monica, CA, from Barcelona?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Barcelona and in Santa Monica do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Barcelona it is 12:00 AM in Santa Monica; when the working day starts in Santa Monica, it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in Santa Monica, CA, compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Santa Monica later: until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Santa Monica, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Santa Monica, 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 Monica will be 8 hours behind Barcelona.
