Time difference between Shanghai and El Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María is 6 hours behind Shanghai.
Local time in both cities
Shanghai · China
18:11
El Puerto de Santa María · Spain
12:11
El Puerto de Santa María is 6 hours behind Shanghai.
same day
Time zones
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| El Puerto de Santa María | Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00 |
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
El Puerto de Santa María is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+02:00). Next change: 2026-10-25 02:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Shanghai. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Shanghai (source) | El Puerto de Santa María (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 00:00 |
| 07:00 | 01:00 |
| 08:00 | 02:00 |
| 09:00 | 03:00 |
| 10:00 | 04:00 |
| 11:00 | 05:00 |
| 12:00 | 06:00 |
| 13:00 | 07:00 |
| 14:00 | 08:00 |
| 15:00 | 09:00 |
| 16:00 | 10:00 |
| 17:00 | 11:00 |
| 18:00 | 12:00 |
| 19:00 | 13:00 |
| 20:00 | 14:00 |
| 21:00 | 15:00 |
| 22:00 | 16:00 |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
Other common differences from Shanghai
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Shanghai and El Puerto de Santa María 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. Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai and El Puerto de Santa María uses Europe/Madrid; 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 Shanghai; the right column is the local time in El Puerto de Santa María 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.