Santa Cruz, CA to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 9 h ahead of Santa Cruz, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Santa Cruz, CA 20:44 8:44 PM Barcelona 05:44 5:44 AM You –:–
20:44 8:44 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
05:44 5:44 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:00 · 🌙 19:17
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+9 h
Barcelona is 9 h ahead of Santa Cruz, CA.
When you, Santa Cruz, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:44 | 05:44 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz, 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 | 07:13 | 08:00 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 11 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 64,220 | 1,660,122 |
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Santa Cruz, CA and Barcelona: common questions
How far ahead of Santa Cruz, CA, is Barcelona?
Barcelona is 9 hours ahead of Santa Cruz: UTC+2 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, CA, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Barcelona show 6:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, CA, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Barcelona show 3:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Barcelona from Santa Cruz, CA?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Santa Cruz and in Barcelona do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona; when the working day starts in Barcelona, it is 12:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
When does the date change in Barcelona compared with Santa Cruz, CA?
The new day starts in Barcelona earlier: at 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already midnight there. Until 9:00 AM in Barcelona, Santa Cruz is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz.
