Meeting time

Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Barcelona

Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Barcelona right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8 AM in Los Angeles, which is 5 PM in Barcelona — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:59 AMLos Angeles · Pacific Standard TimeTue 4:59 PMBarcelona · Central European Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

Los AngelesBarcelona
6 AM3 PMBarcelona at work
7 AM4 PMBarcelona at work
8 AM5 PMEasiest time
9 AM6 PMLos Angeles at work
10 AM7 PMLos Angeles at work
11 AM8 PMLos Angeles at work
12 PM9 PMLos Angeles at work
1 PM10 PMLos Angeles at work
2 PM11 PMLos Angeles at work
3 PM12 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
4 PM1 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
5 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM6 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM7 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesLos Angeles isBoth at work (Los Angeles time)Easiest (Los Angeles / Barcelona)
Now to March 14, 20279 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in Los Angeles go forward
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Barcelona go forward
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Barcelona go back
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Los Angeles go back
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM

Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Barcelona keeps the same clock as Berlin.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Barcelona when it is 9 AM in Los Angeles?
6 PM in Barcelona, while Los Angeles is 9 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Los Angeles and Barcelona?
8 AM in Los Angeles, which is 5 PM in Barcelona. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Los Angeles and Barcelona change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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