Time difference between Barcelona and Edinburgh
Edinburgh is 1 hours behind Barcelona.
Local time in both cities
Edinburgh is 1 hours behind Barcelona.
same day
Time zones
| Barcelona | Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00 |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh | Europe/London · UTC+01:00 |
Barcelona is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+02:00). Next change: 2026-10-25 02:00.
Edinburgh is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+01:00). Next change: 2026-10-25 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Barcelona. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Barcelona (source) | Edinburgh (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Other common differences from Barcelona
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Barcelona and Edinburgh right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Barcelona uses Europe/Madrid and Edinburgh uses Europe/London; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Barcelona; the right column is the local time in Edinburgh at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.