Current time in Barcelona, Spain
The current local time in Barcelona is shown below. Barcelona observes CET in winter and CEST during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
What's the timezone history of Barcelona?
Barcelona shares Central European Time with the rest of mainland Spain, despite sitting at longitudes that place it closer to Greenwich than to the CET meridian. The Catalan independence movement has periodically raised the question of whether an independent Catalonia would shift its clocks toward GMT or remain on CET to align with the European business calendar. Catalonia observes the federal Spanish DST schedule with no regional variation.
What are the working hours in Barcelona?
Barcelona's working day reflects the wider Spanish pattern of late hours, with offices typically opening at 09:00 or 09:30 and running through to 19:00 or 20:00, broken by a long lunch from around 14:00 to 16:00. The technology and design industries that have built up around the city since the 2000s have pushed some employers toward more conventional European hours. Catalan public holidays include La Diada (the National Day of Catalonia) on 11 September, which produces a regional but not national closure.
Where is Barcelona?
Barcelona sits on the Mediterranean coast of northeastern Spain in the autonomous community of Catalonia, the second-largest Spanish city with around 1.7 million residents and a wider metropolitan area of around 5.7 million. The geography places the city between the Mediterranean to the east and the Collserola hills to the west, with the Barceloneta beach and the Port Vell harbour anchoring the urban waterfront.