Current Time in Santander, Cantabria, Spain
10:09:48 AM
10:09:48
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Madrid
Time zone details
Santander is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Santander
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Spain
- Administrative area
- Cantabria
- District
- Provincia de Cantabria
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Occitan
- Dialing code
- +34
- Population
- 173,635
- Elevation
- Approximately 1 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 43° 27' N / 3° 48' W
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Clock changes in Santander
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 11 hr 26 min2 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 11 hr 26 min2 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (40.9° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Crescent (12% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Saturday, October 3, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Saturday, October 10, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 hr 26 min | 2 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 23 min | 2 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 20 min | 2 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 18 min | 2 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 15 min | 2 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 12 min | 2 min 54 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 09 min | 2 min 53 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Santander follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Madrid
Current time offsetUTC+02:00 (CEST)
View time differencesUpcoming public holidays in Cantabria
- Fiesta Nacional de España
- All Saints' Day
- Día de la Constitución Española
Nearby scheduled airports for Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Seve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSDRMedium airport4.4 km south-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · SDR / LEXJ
About 4.4 km (2.7 mi) south-southwest of Santander
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bilbao AirportBIOLarge airport · Serves Bilbao74.5 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · BIO / LEBB
About 74.5 km (46.3 mi) east-southeast of Santander
Scheduled airline service in source data
Vitoria AirportVITMedium airport · Serves Alava109 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · VIT / LEVT
About 109 km (67.7 mi) southeast of Santander
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Santander in?
- Santander currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Madrid.
- When is the next clock change in Santander?
- Clocks in Santander move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM, changing from CEST (UTC+02:00) to CET (UTC+01:00)
- Is Santander currently on daylight saving time?
- Santander is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Santander right now?
- Santander is currently UTC+02:00