Current time in Canary Islands, Spain

· week 43 · day 294/365

Sun today ↑ 08:06 ↓ 19:28 (11 hours 22 minutes)WESTUTC+1Daylight saving time is active

Time zone
WEST
UTC now
UTC+1
Next change
Calling code
+34
Cities listed
40

Time difference with your location

Canary Islands is 1 hour ahead of UTC. Compare with your local time →

Canary Islands time now

Time zone of Canary Islands

Canary Islands (Spain) is on Western European Time (WEST, UTC+1). Next clock change: Oct 25, 2026, UTC+1 → UTC+0.

IANA time zone: Atlantic/Canary

Major cities in Canary Islands

The 26 most populous cities, with boroughs and urban districts merged into their city.

LocationPopulation
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria383,516
Santa Cruz de Tenerife211,359
San Cristóbal de La Laguna150,661
Arona78,614
Santa Lucía71,863
Arrecife61,351
San Bartolomé de Tirajana53,588
Adeje43,204
La Orotava41,833
LocationPopulation
Granadilla de Abona39,993
Los Realejos36,405
Maspalomas36,065
Realejo Alto35,963
Puerto del Rosario35,667
Puerto de la Cruz32,219
Puerto del Carmen30,000
Ingenio29,319
Agüimes28,924
LocationPopulation
La Oliva25,884
Gáldar24,209
Icod de los Vinos24,024
Pájara20,821
Los Llanos de Aridane20,171
Güimar17,662
Yaiza16,289
Santa Cruz de La Palma15,674

Time difference with world cities · Canary Islands

Current local times, including each location’s current daylight saving offset.

LocationTimeDifference
Los Angeles ☀PDT
−8h
Mexico City CST
−7h
Washington D.C. ☀EDT
−5h
London ☀BST
same time
Abuja WAT
same time
Dublin ☀IST
same time
Berlin ☀CEST
+1h
Madrid ☀CEST
+1h
Rome ☀CEST
+1h
Paris ☀CEST
+1h
Jerusalem ☀IDT
+2h
Riyadh AST
+2h
Ankara TRT
+2h
Dubai GST
+3h
New Delhi IST
+4h30m
Hanoi ICT
+6h
Bangkok ICT
+6h
Manila PHT
+7h
Beijing CST
+7h
Tokyo JST
+8h
Seoul KST
+8h
Canberra ☀AEDT
+10h
Sydney ☀AEDT
+10h
Wellington ☀NZDT
+12h

Quick time conversionCanary Islands ↔ UTC, EST, IST, CET

Each row is a full local hour. Zone columns use their named fixed offsets.

Canary Islands (WEST)UTC timeUTC+0EST timeUTC-5IST timeUTC+5:30CET timeUTC+1
00:0012:00 AM23:0011:00 PM-1day18:006:00 PM-1day04:304:30 AM00:0012:00 AM
01:001:00 AM00:0012:00 AM19:007:00 PM-1day05:305:30 AM01:001:00 AM
02:002:00 AM01:001:00 AM20:008:00 PM-1day06:306:30 AM02:002:00 AM
03:003:00 AM02:002:00 AM21:009:00 PM-1day07:307:30 AM03:003:00 AM
04:004:00 AM03:003:00 AM22:0010:00 PM-1day08:308:30 AM04:004:00 AM
05:005:00 AM04:004:00 AM23:0011:00 PM-1day09:309:30 AM05:005:00 AM
06:006:00 AM05:005:00 AM00:0012:00 AM10:3010:30 AM06:006:00 AM
07:007:00 AM06:006:00 AM01:001:00 AM11:3011:30 AM07:007:00 AM
08:008:00 AM07:007:00 AM02:002:00 AM12:3012:30 PM08:008:00 AM
09:009:00 AM08:008:00 AM03:003:00 AM13:301:30 PM09:009:00 AM
10:0010:00 AM09:009:00 AM04:004:00 AM14:302:30 PM10:0010:00 AM
11:0011:00 AM10:0010:00 AM05:005:00 AM15:303:30 PM11:0011:00 AM
Canary Islands (WEST)UTCUTC+0ESTUTC-5ISTUTC+5:30CETUTC+1
12:0012:00 PM11:0011:00 AM06:006:00 AM16:304:30 PM12:0012:00 PM
13:001:00 PM12:0012:00 PM07:007:00 AM17:305:30 PM13:001:00 PM
14:002:00 PM13:001:00 PM08:008:00 AM18:306:30 PM14:002:00 PM
15:003:00 PM14:002:00 PM09:009:00 AM19:307:30 PM15:003:00 PM
16:004:00 PM15:003:00 PM10:0010:00 AM20:308:30 PM16:004:00 PM
17:005:00 PM16:004:00 PM11:0011:00 AM21:309:30 PM17:005:00 PM
18:006:00 PM17:005:00 PM12:0012:00 PM22:3010:30 PM18:006:00 PM
19:007:00 PM18:006:00 PM13:001:00 PM23:3011:30 PM19:007:00 PM
20:008:00 PM19:007:00 PM14:002:00 PM00:3012:30 AM+1day20:008:00 PM
21:009:00 PM20:008:00 PM15:003:00 PM01:301:30 AM+1day21:009:00 PM
22:0010:00 PM21:009:00 PM16:004:00 PM02:302:30 AM+1day22:0010:00 PM
23:0011:00 PM22:0010:00 PM17:005:00 PM03:303:30 AM+1day23:0011:00 PM

The difference can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Canary Islands at a glance

Country
Spain
Largest city
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Time zones
WEST
Cities listed
40
Population
2,054,431(sum of listed cities)

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Canary Islands in?

Canary Islands is on Western European Time (WEST), currently UTC+1.

Does Canary Islands observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The next change is on Oct 25, 2026: clocks go from UTC+1 to UTC+0.

What is the largest city in Canary Islands?

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the largest city in Canary Islands, with a population of 383,516.

What is the time difference between Canary Islands and Madrid?

Canary Islands is 1 hour behind Madrid.