Spain daylight saving time

Clocks change for daylight saving time.

Next clock change: Sunday, March 28, 2027

  • Mainland; Ceuta, Melilla: clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027
  • Canary Islands: clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027

2026 and 2027 at a glance

  • Mainland; Ceuta, Melilla

    UTC+01:00 CET · UTC+02:00 CEST

  • Canary Islands

    UTC WET · UTC+01:00 WEST

  • Daylight saving time
  • Standard time
  • Clocks go forward
  • Clocks go back

Clock changes in 2026 and 2027

2026

  1. Past

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 3:00 AM03:00

      Mainland; Ceuta, Melilla

      CET → CEST

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 2:00 AM02:00

      Canary Islands

      WET → WEST

  2. Past

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 2:00 AM02:00

      Mainland; Ceuta, Melilla

      CEST → CET

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 1:00 AM01:00

      Canary Islands

      WEST → WET

2027

  1. NextIn 138 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 3:00 AM03:00

      Mainland; Ceuta, Melilla

      CET → CEST

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 2:00 AM02:00

      Canary Islands

      WET → WEST

  2. In 355 days

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 2:00 AM02:00

      Mainland; Ceuta, Melilla

      CEST → CET

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 1:00 AM01:00

      Canary Islands

      WEST → WET

Time zones and areas

AreaNext 12 monthsUTC offsetIANA time zoneCities
Mainland; Ceuta, MelillaClocks changeUTC+01:00 CET · UTC+02:00 CESTEurope/Madrid Africa/CeutaMadrid, Barcelona, Valencia
Canary IslandsClocks changeUTC WET · UTC+01:00 WESTAtlantic/CanaryLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna

More clock changes

Spain local time

Dates, times and areas come from the IANA time zone database 2026f. Later dates follow the rules announced so far; governments can change them. Areas follow IANA's zone table, which takes no position on territorial claims. See data sources.