Puntarenas to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 8 h ahead of Puntarenas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
55
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 08:06 · 🌙 19:09 · 11 h 4 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Puntarenas 10:11 10:11 AM Barcelona 18:11 6:11 PM You –:–
10:11 10:11 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
18:11 6:11 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:06 · 🌙 19:09
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+8 h
Barcelona is 8 h ahead of Puntarenas.
When you, Puntarenas 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
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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 | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:11 | 18:11 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Puntarenas | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 08:06 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 19:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 70,000 | 1,660,122 |
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Puntarenas and Barcelona: common questions
What is the time difference between Puntarenas and Barcelona?
Barcelona is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Puntarenas is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Barcelona at the start of the working day in Puntarenas?
The working day in Puntarenas starts at 9:00 AM; in Barcelona it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Puntarenas, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 6:00 PM in Puntarenas, clocks in Barcelona show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Puntarenas and in Barcelona overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Puntarenas, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
When does the date change in Barcelona compared with Puntarenas?
The new day starts in Barcelona earlier: at 4:00 PM in Puntarenas it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Barcelona, Puntarenas is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Puntarenas and Barcelona the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Barcelona will be 7 hours ahead of Puntarenas.
