Current time in Spain

7:27:20AM

Thursday, November 5, 2026, CET (UTC+1)

UTC+1

Time zones in Spain

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Thursday, November 5, 2026

Spain time zone

Time zone
Central European Standard Time (CET)
UTC offset
UTC+1
IANA time zone
Europe/Madrid
Daylight saving
Spain is on standard time. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM.
Sun (Thu, Nov 5, 2026)
Sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
Capital
Madrid
Population
49,355,143
Coordinates
40.42° N, 3.70° W

Main cities by time zone

Time zoneUTC offset nowCities
CETUTC+1Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia
WETUTCLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna

Time difference from Spain

CityLocal timeDifference
London6:27 AMLondon is 1 hour behind
New York1:27 AMNew York is 6 hours behind
Los Angeles10:27 PMLos Angeles is 9 hours behind
Dubai10:27 AMDubai is 3 hours ahead
New Delhi11:57 AMNew Delhi is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead
Singapore2:27 PMSingapore is 7 hours ahead
Tokyo3:27 PMTokyo is 8 hours ahead
Sydney5:27 PMSydney is 10 hours ahead

Questions and answers

What time zone is Spain in?

Spain is in the Central European Standard Time (CET) time zone, which is UTC+1 right now. Its IANA time zone ID is Europe/Madrid.

Does Spain observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Spain is currently on standard time. The next change is on Sun, Mar 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour.

What is the time difference between Spain and New York?

Spain is 6 hours ahead of New York.

Cities in Spain