Time in Spain

Time in Spain

is definitely dependent on the location of the country. Located in the South Western part of Europe, Spain or Reino de Espana (in Spanish) shares the Iberian Peninsula with Andorra, Gibraltar and Portugal. In the North East side of Spain the Pyrenees Mountain Range forms the border between Spain and France. The Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Island in the Atlantic Ocean, the Cities of Ceuta and Mellina in North Africa and a number of uninhabited islands in the Mediterranean are included within the region.

Spain has Madrid as its capital and it is located at 40° 26' North Latitude and 3° 42' West Longitude. It is this latitudinal and longitudinal position of Spain and this is the most important factor from many others which regulates the

time in Spain

.Spain belongs to the Central European Time Zone and therefore time in Spain follows the CET, that is, the

Central European Time

.The Central European Time is one hour ahead of the GMT,Greenwich Mean Time.However, in the summer months this difference increases to become two hours.

Central European Time

(CET)

Standard Time=Greenwich Mean Time+1

Summer Time=Greenwich Mean Time+2

The other countries that follow The Central European Time are:

• Austria Time
• Malta Time
• Belgium Time
• Poland Time
• Slovakia Time
• Sweden Time
• Norway Time (non-EU)
• Czech Republic Time
• Denmark Time
• Germany Time
• France Time
• Slovenia Time
• Luxembourg Time
• The Netherlands Time
• Hungary Time
• Sweden Time
• Italy Time
• Switzerland Time (non-EU)

Like most European countries Summer Day-light saving Time is observed in Spain and time here shifts forward by one hour in the summer months and after the summers it again shifts back by an hour.