Time in Spain
Friday, October 16, 2026
CEST (UTC+2), Central European Summer Time
The clock shows the time in Madrid, the capital.
Spain is 6 hours ahead of New York.
Time zones in Spain
- 7:59 PMCentral European TimeCEST, UTC+2Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Málaga, Zaragoza
- 6:59 PMWestern European TimeWEST, UTC+1Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna, Telde, Arona, Santa Lucía
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7:59 PM in Spain, Friday, October 16, 2026
Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)
Time difference from Spain
Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind Spain they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.
| Place | Time now | Difference from Spain |
|---|---|---|
| New YorkUnited States | 1:59 PM EDT | -6h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 6:59 PM BST | -1h |
| Los AngelesCalifornia, United States | 10:59 AM PDT | -9h |
| ChicagoIllinois, United States | 12:59 PM CDT | -7h |
| TorontoOntario, Canada | 1:59 PM EDT | -6h |
| São PauloBrazil | 2:59 PM BRT | -5h |
| ParisFrance | 7:59 PM CEST | ±0 |
| BerlinGermany | 7:59 PM CEST | ±0 |
| MoscowRussia | 8:59 PM MSK | +1h |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 9:59 PM GST | +2h |
| New DelhiDelhi, India | 11:29 PM IST | +3h 30m |
| BangkokThailand | 12:59 AM ICTnext day | +5h |
| Singapore | 1:59 AM SGTnext day | +6h |
| ShanghaiChina | 1:59 AM CSTnext day | +6h |
| TokyoJapan | 2:59 AM JSTnext day | +7h |
| SydneyNew South Wales, Australia | 4:59 AM AEDTnext day | +9h |
| AucklandNew Zealand | 6:59 AM NZDTnext day | +11h |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 7:59 PM SAST | ±0 |
Spain time zone
- Local time
- 7:59 PM
- Date
- Oct 16, 2026
- Time zone
- CEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Dialing code
- +34
Daylight saving time
Spain uses daylight saving time: UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer. Summer time is in effect now.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 3:00 AM it becomes 2:00 AM again.
Sunrise and sunset in Madrid today
- Sunrise
- 8:26 AM
- Sunset
- 7:34 PM
- Day length
- 11h 8m
- Solar noon
- 2:00 PM
Cities in Spain
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Valencia
- Seville
- Málaga
- Zaragoza
- Murcia
- Palma
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Valladolid
- Gasteiz / Vitoria
- Alicante
- Bilbao
- Oviedo
- Córdoba
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Pamplona
- Vigo
- Gijón
- Santander
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- A Coruña
- Elche
- Granada
- Ciudad Lineal
- Logroño
- Terrassa
- Badalona
- Cartagena
- Jerez de la Frontera
- Sabadell
- Móstoles
- Almería
- Alcalá de Henares
- Fuenlabrada
- Leganés
- Getafe
- Donostia / San Sebastián
- Castellon
- Burgos
Questions and answers
What time zone is Spain in?
Spain uses Central European Summer Time (Europe/Madrid); the local time is currently UTC+2.
Does Spain observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Spain switches between UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer.
What is the time difference between Spain and New York?
Spain is 6 hours ahead of New York.
What is the international dialing code for Spain?
The country calling code is +34.