Spain is generally 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) during daylight saving time, known as Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2). During standard time, which is Central European Time (CET), Spain is 1 hour ahead of UTC (UTC+1).
Additionally, it's important to note Spain has two time zones:
- Mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) in summer.
- The Canary Islands: Western European Time (WET, UTC+0) in winter and Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+1) in summer, which is one hour behind mainland Spain.
Currently (August), Spain follows daylight saving time, so it is 2 hours ahead of UTC.
