Matara to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 4 h 30 min behind Matara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−4 h 30 min
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One day, 2 clocks
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Matara 01:26 1:26 AM Barcelona 20:56 8:56 PM You –:–
01:26 1:26 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:49
20:56 8:56 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 17:43
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−4 h 30 min
Barcelona is 4 h 30 min behind Matara.
When you, Matara 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
🇱🇰 Matara
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
19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Matara | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:26 | 20:56 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Matara | — | −4 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 07:28 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 1,660,122 |
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Matara and Barcelona: common questions
How far behind Matara is Barcelona?
Barcelona is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind Matara: UTC+1 against UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Matara, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Matara, clocks in Barcelona show 4:30 AM.
What time is it in Barcelona at the end of the working day in Matara?
The working day in Matara ends at 6:00 PM; in Barcelona it is 1:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Barcelona from Matara?
Between 1:30 PM and 6:00 PM in Matara – that is 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Barcelona – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Barcelona?
Until 4:30 AM in Matara it is still the previous day in Barcelona. The other way round, from 7:30 PM in Barcelona it is already the next day in Matara.
Is the time difference between Matara and Barcelona the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Barcelona will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Matara.
