Current time in Barcelona
Local time in Barcelona
The time in Barcelona is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Columbus. The current timezone in Barcelona is Central European Summer Time (CEST). Barcelona is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Barcelona ends at Oct. 25, 2025.
Details for the time in Barcelona
| Current time | 2:27 p.m.
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| Time zone |
Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Standard timezone: Central European Time (CET) |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Madrid |
| Your time difference | 6 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+2 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Barcelona Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Barcelona uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Barcelona.
| DST started at |
March 29, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 25, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 28, 2026 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |