Current time in Spain
Spain keeps 2 different clocks.
In MadridCEST
Difference from you
2 zones
The clocks of Spain
Western European Summer Time
WESTUTC+1
Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Arrecife
Next changeSunday, 25 October 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 01:00 (WEST → WET).
Central European Summer Time
CESTUTC+2
Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao
Next changeSunday, 25 October 2026 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (CEST → CET).
Observatory log
Spain, observed
- 01Time zones
2 time zones
Standard time from UTC to UTC+1, described by 3 IANA time-zone IDs.
- 02Daylight saving
Clocks change twice a year
- 03Weekend
Saturday and Sunday
The usual days off in Spain; working hours are counted as 09:00–17:00 on the other days.
- 04Capital
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2)
- 05Difference from you
Live, between your device’s time zone and Madrid
49 places
Cities in Spain
- Barcelona
- Madrid
- Seville
- Valencia
- Bilbao
- Zaragoza
- Malaga
- Murcia
- Las Palmas
- Vigo
- Palma
- Granada
- La Coruña
- Gijon
- Cordoba
- Valladolid
- Alicante
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- San Sebastián
- Pamplona
- Oviedo
- Vitoria
- Santander
- Castello
- Cartagena
- Salamanca
- Cadiz
- Marbella
- Almeria
- Burgos
More places (19)
Public holidays
Upcoming public holidays
- Tuesday, 8 December 2026Inmaculada Concepción · Immaculate Conceptionin 51 days
- Friday, 25 December 2026Natividad del Señor · Christmas Dayin 68 days
- Friday, 1 January 2027Año Nuevo · New Year's Dayin 75 days
- Wednesday, 6 January 2027Epifanía del Señor · Epiphanyin 80 days
- Friday, 26 March 2027Viernes Santo · Good Fridayin 159 days
Questions
Asked about Spain
How many time zones does Spain have?
Spain has 2 time zones, from UTC to UTC+1 in standard time, described by 3 IANA time-zone IDs.
Does Spain observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change in Barcelona is on Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (CEST → CET).
What is the time zone of Spain?
Spain has 2 different clocks. The capital, Madrid, uses Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2).