Cartago to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 8 h ahead of Cartago. 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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Cartago 23:55 11:55 PM Barcelona 07:55 7:55 AM You –:–
23:55 11:55 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:20
07:55 7:55 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 19:12
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+8 h
Barcelona is 8 h ahead of Cartago.
When you, Cartago and Barcelona are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Cartago
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
🇪🇸 Barcelona
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Cartago | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:55 | 07:55 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cartago | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 08:03 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 19:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 9 min |
| People on this clock | 110,000 | 1,660,122 |
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Cartago and Barcelona: common questions
What is the time difference between Cartago and Barcelona?
Barcelona is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Cartago is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cartago, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Cartago, clocks in Barcelona show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Barcelona when it is 6:00 PM in Cartago?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cartago, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Barcelona.
When is a good time to call Barcelona from Cartago?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Cartago – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Barcelona?
From 4:00 PM in Cartago it is already the next day in Barcelona. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Cartago.
Does the time difference between Cartago and Barcelona change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Barcelona will be 7 hours ahead of Cartago.
