Canary Islands, Spain
Current time in Spain
Time zone: WEST (UTC/GMT +01:00) — Atlantic/Canary
Current Time in other Cities of Spain
| Sevilla |
| Sevilla |
| Palma |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Córdoba |
| Córdoba |
| Valladolid |
| Eixample |
| Latina |
| Carabanchel |
| Gasteiz / Vitoria |
| A Coruña |
| Puente de Vallecas |
| Sant Martí |
| Ciudad Lineal |
| Fuencarral-El Pardo |
| Donostia / San Sebastián |
| Sants-Montjuïc |
| Castelló de la Plana |
| Santander |
| Horta-Guinardó |
| Nou Barris |
| Hortaleza |
| San Blas-Canillejas |
| Tetuán de las Victorias |
| Logroño |
| La Laguna |
| Madrid Centro |
| Arganzuela |
| Badajoz |
Canary Islands time zone and UTC offset
Clocks in Canary Islands are set to WEST, 1 hour ahead of UTC (UTC+01:00). Software that asks for a region wants Atlantic/Canary — the IANA identifier for this zone.
Daylight saving applies here. Clocks next move back 1 hour on Sunday, 25 October 2026, putting Canary Islands on WET and changing its gap to every other zone listed below.
Canary Islands is one of 99 Spain cities here, spread over 3 time zones; do not assume the rest of the country reads the same clock.
Time difference between Canary Islands and other cities
Current gap between Canary Islands and cities people most often need to coordinate with. These figures already account for daylight saving where it applies.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Canary Islands is 5 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Canary Islands is 8 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | same time as Canary Islands |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | Canary Islands is 1 hour behind |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Canary Islands is 3 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Canary Islands is 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Canary Islands is 7 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Canary Islands is 8 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Canary Islands is 9 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Canary Islands is 4 hours ahead |
Best time to call Canary Islands
Usable call slots from Canary Islands, taking business hours as 09:00 to 17:00 in both places.
| London | 09:00–17:00 in Canary Islands | 8 hours overlap |
| Paris | 09:00–16:00 in Canary Islands | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–14:00 in Canary Islands | 5 hours overlap |
| Sao Paulo | 13:00–17:00 in Canary Islands | 4 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles, Tokyo or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
Sharing Canary Islands's time zone
No difference at all from Canary Islands: the cities below share the Atlantic/Canary zone.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria La Laguna Telde Las Palmas Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Popular cities
| New York, United States |
| London, United Kingdom |
| Paris, France |
| Tokyo, Japan |
| Beijing, China |
| Sydney, Australia |
| Berlin, Germany |
| Moscow, Russia |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Singapore, Singapore |
| Los Angeles, United States |
| Chicago, United States |
| Toronto, Canada |
| Mexico City, Mexico |
| São Paulo, Brazil |
| Mumbai, India |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Seoul, South Korea |
| Istanbul, Turkey |
| Cairo, Egypt |
| Lagos, Nigeria |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Madrid, Spain |
| Rome, Italy |