Santa Maria, CA to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 9 h ahead of Santa Maria, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Santa Maria, CA 21:12 9:12 PM Barcelona 06:12 6:12 AM You –:–
21:12 9:12 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:24
06:12 6:12 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 19:06
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+9 h
Barcelona is 9 h ahead of Santa Maria, CA.
When you, Santa Maria, 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 Maria, 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 Maria, CA | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:12 | 06:12 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Santa Maria, 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 | 07:11 | 08:08 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 107,408 | 1,660,122 |
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Santa Maria, CA and Barcelona: common questions
How many hours ahead of Santa Maria, CA, is Barcelona?
The clocks in Barcelona are 9 hours ahead of those in Santa Maria (UTC+2 and UTC−7).
What time is it in Barcelona when it is 9:00 AM in Santa Maria, CA?
When it is 9:00 AM in Santa Maria, it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona.
What time is it in Barcelona at the end of the working day in Santa Maria, CA?
The working day in Santa Maria ends at 6:00 PM; in Barcelona it is 3:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Barcelona from Santa Maria, CA?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Santa Maria and in Barcelona do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Santa Maria it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona; when the working day starts in Barcelona, it is 12:00 AM in Santa Maria.
When is it already the next day in Barcelona?
From 3:00 PM in Santa Maria, CA, it is already the next day in Barcelona. The other way round, until 9:00 AM in Barcelona it is still the previous day in Santa Maria.
Is the time difference between Santa Maria, 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 Maria.
