
Timezones and time changes in Spain
There are 2 different timezones in Spain. Countries with a large distance from West to East are often devided into two or more timezones to adjust daytimes to the position of the sun. Timezones are always computed relatively to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated".In Spain exists a time difference of 1 hour between the East and the West. They have a nationwide clock change from standard time to daylight saving time, where the clocks are switched forward by 1 hour in summer.
The next clock change in Madrid will be on October 30th, 2022 at 3:00 to standard time.
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Timezones by region
Region | UTC | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
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Ceuta | +1 | Central European Time (CET) | Central European Summertime (CEST) |
Canary | +0 | Western European Time (WET) | Western European Summertime (WEST) |
Madrid | +1 | Central European Time (CET) | Central European Summertime (CEST) |

The next clock changes in Madrid
Date | Local time | Change |
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Mar 27, 2022 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 30, 2022 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 26, 2023 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 29, 2023 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 31, 2024 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 27, 2024 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 30, 2025 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 26, 2025 | 3:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 29, 2026 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |