Barcelona to the United Kingdom: time difference
The United Kingdom 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 05:35 5:35 AM United Kingdom 04:35 4:35 AM You –:–
05:35 5:35 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
04:35 4:35 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:20
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−1 h
The United Kingdom is 1 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and the United Kingdom 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
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:35 | 04:35 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 67,326,569 |
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 the United Kingdom: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is the United Kingdom?
The clocks in the United Kingdom are 1 hour behind those in Barcelona (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in the United Kingdom?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in the United Kingdom show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, what time is it in the United Kingdom?
At 6:00 PM in Barcelona, clocks in the United Kingdom show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call the United Kingdom from Barcelona?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Barcelona – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the United Kingdom – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in the United Kingdom?
Until 1:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in the United Kingdom. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in the United Kingdom it is already the next day in Barcelona.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and the United Kingdom change?
No. The clocks in Barcelona and in the United Kingdom change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
