Spain Time Zones

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What time zone is it in Spain?

Answer

Time zones in Spain
Central European Time and Western European Time

The zones in Spain: Central European Time and Western European Time.

Time Zone Facts

Time zones
Central European Time and Western European Time
Number of zones
2
Offsets
UTC – UTC+1
Clock changes
daylight time from March 29, 2026 and standard time from October 25, 2026
Daylight saving time in effect now
Yes

The Parts and Their Zones

Part Time zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
the mainland and the Balearic Islands, including Madrid and BarcelonaCentral European TimeUTC+1 UTC+2
the Canary Islands, an hour behind the mainlandWestern European TimeUTC UTC+1

Time Difference

UTC
2 hours ahead
Eastern Time
6 hours ahead
Central Time
7 hours ahead
Mountain Time
8 hours ahead
Pacific Time
9 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK−2 in standard time, MSK−1 in daylight time

The difference is calculated for the part «the mainland and the Balearic Islands, including Madrid and Barcelona».

Current time in Spain

UTC+2 — add 2 hours to UTC
the mainland and the Balearic Islands, including Madrid and Barcelona

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Time Zones: Countries

PlaceTime zone
BelarusUTC+3
BrazilUTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5
CanadaNewfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
ChinaUTC+8
ColombiaUTC−5
Czech RepublicCentral European Time
EgyptEastern European Time
FinlandEastern European Time
FranceCentral European Time
Georgia (country)UTC+4
GermanyCentral European Time
GreeceEastern European Time
IndiaIndia Standard Time
IndonesiaUTC+7, UTC+8 and UTC+9
IrelandIrish Time
IsraelIsrael Time
ItalyCentral European Time
JapanJapan Standard Time
JordanUTC+3
KazakhstanUTC+5
KyrgyzstanUTC+6
MalaysiaUTC+8
MexicoMexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
MozambiqueUTC+2
NetherlandsCentral European Time
New ZealandNew Zealand Time
ParaguayUTC−3
PortugalWestern European Time and UTC−1
RussiaKaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Omsk Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Irkutsk Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Magadan Time and Kamchatka Time
SerbiaCentral European Time
South AfricaSouth Africa Standard Time
South KoreaKorea Standard Time
SpainCentral European Time and Western European Time
ThailandUTC+7
TurkeyUTC+3
UkraineEastern European Time
United KingdomGreenwich Mean Time
United StatesEastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time, Pacific Time, Alaska Time and Hawaii–Aleutian Time
UzbekistanUTC+5
VietnamUTC+7

FAQ

What time zone is it in Spain?

Time zones in Spain Central European Time and Western European Time

Is daylight saving time observed in Spain?

Yes. This year the clocks there go to daylight time from March 29, 2026 and standard time from October 25, 2026.

How many time zones are there in Spain?

There are 2 of them, from UTC to UTC+1: Central European Time and Western European Time.

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