Current time in Spain, time zones and time difference

Current time in Spain

02:24:17
DST

Samstag

15.08.2026

Time zones in Spain

Standard time: Central European Time CET
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST
Universal Time Code: UTC+01:00
Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID): Europe/Madrid

Current time in Spain

02:24:17
DST

Madrid

01:24:17
DST

Canary Islands

Time difference between Spain and Germany

+/-0 Stunden

The current time difference between Spain and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.

Time difference between Spain and other places worldwide:

Current time in Spain

In Spain, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00).

Standard time: Central European Time CET (UTC+01:00)
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00)

Next change to standard time: Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.
Next change to daylight saving time: Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.

Autonomous Communities of Spain / Regions

Almost all of Spain’s autonomous communities and regions are in the same time zone, CET, or CEST during the summer months. The Canary Islands are an exception—they are in Western European Time (WET) or Western European Summer Time (WEST) during the summer months.