Palm Desert, CA to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 9 h ahead of Palm Desert, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Palm Desert, CA 08:00 8:00 AM Barcelona 17:00 5:00 PM You –:–
08:00 8:00 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
17:00 5:00 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:07 · 🌙 19:08
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+9 h
Barcelona is 9 h ahead of Palm Desert, CA.
When you, Palm Desert, CA 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
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
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 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:00 | 17:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Palm Desert, CA | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:53 | 08:07 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 51,163 | 1,660,122 |
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Palm Desert, CA and Barcelona: common questions
What is the time difference between Palm Desert, CA, and Barcelona?
Barcelona is 9 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Palm Desert is on UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Palm Desert, CA, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Palm Desert, clocks in Barcelona show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Barcelona when it is 6:00 PM in Palm Desert, CA?
When it is 6:00 PM in Palm Desert, it is 3:00 AM (the next day) in Barcelona.
When do working hours in Palm Desert, CA, and in Barcelona overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Palm Desert (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, and the start of the day in Barcelona is 12:00 AM in Palm Desert.
From what time in Palm Desert, CA, is it tomorrow in Barcelona?
Once it is 3:00 PM in Palm Desert, the date in Barcelona has already changed. Until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day in Palm Desert.
Is the time difference between Palm Desert, CA, and Barcelona 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, Barcelona will be 8 hours ahead of Palm Desert.
