🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
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- Central European Standard Time
- UTC+1
- Daytime
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 17:53 · 10 h 35 min
Barcelona to Swords: time difference
Swords is 1 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 11:15 11:15 AM Swords 10:15 10:15 AM You –:–
11:15 11:15 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 17:53
10:15 10:15 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:02
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−1 h
Swords is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Swords 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
🇮🇪 Swords
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇮🇪 Swords |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:15 | 10:15 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:18 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 17:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 9 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 40,776 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
More comparisons with Barcelona: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Barcelona and Swords: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Swords?
The clocks in Swords are 1 hour behind those in Barcelona (UTC+0 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Swords at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Swords it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Swords at the end of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona ends at 6:00 PM; in Swords it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Swords from Barcelona?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Swords – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Swords compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Swords later: until 1:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Swords, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Swords change?
No. The clocks in Barcelona and in Swords change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
