Meeting time

Best time to meet: Barcelona and Abu Dhabi

Barcelona is 3 hours behind Abu Dhabi right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 9 AM to 2 PM in Barcelona, which is 12 PM to 5 PM in Abu Dhabi. The easiest time to meet is 10:30 AM in Barcelona (1:30 PM in Abu Dhabi).

Tue 4:57 PMBarcelona · Central European Standard TimeTue 7:57 PMAbu Dhabi · Gulf Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Barcelona time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

BarcelonaAbu Dhabi
6 AM9 AMAbu Dhabi at work
7 AM10 AMAbu Dhabi at work
8 AM11 AMAbu Dhabi at work
9 AM12 PMBoth at work
10 AM1 PMBoth at work
11 AM2 PMBoth at work
12 PM3 PMBoth at work
1 PM4 PMBoth at work
2 PM5 PMBarcelona at work
3 PM6 PMBarcelona at work
4 PM7 PMBarcelona at work
5 PM8 PMBoth off
6 PM9 PMBoth off
7 PM10 PMBoth off
8 PM11 PMBoth off
9 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM1 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesBarcelona isBoth at work (Barcelona time)Easiest (Barcelona / Abu Dhabi)
Now to March 28, 20273 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Barcelona go forward
2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Barcelona go back
3 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Barcelona keeps the same clock as Berlin; Abu Dhabi keeps the same clock as Dubai.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Abu Dhabi when it is 9 AM in Barcelona?
12 PM in Abu Dhabi, while Barcelona is 3 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Barcelona and Abu Dhabi?
10:30 AM in Barcelona, which is 1:30 PM in Abu Dhabi. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2 PM Barcelona time.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Abu Dhabi change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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