Time zone in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is on Western European Standard Time (WET, UTC+0) in winter and switches to Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+1) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Atlantic/Canary: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Clock changes in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria:
- 2026: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (1:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 25, 2026 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).
- 2027: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 28, 2027 (1:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 31, 2027 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).
The Canary Islands are one hour behind mainland Spain all year: when it is 10:00 AM in Madrid, it is 9:00 AM in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Clocks change on the same dates as in the rest of Europe.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria follows the European rule: clocks go forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October, at 01:00 UTC, the same instant everywhere in Europe.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria shares its time with Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is 1,737 km from Madrid, the capital.
By the sun, noon in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria falls at about 1:02 PM in winter and 2:02 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 15.44° west, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. The clock runs well ahead of the sun here, so mornings stay dark late and evenings stay light late. See the sunrise and sunset times in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 4:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| London | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Paris | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Tokyo | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Sydney | 11:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Las Palmas de Gran Canaria changes its clocks and this city does not. With Sydney, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With New York and Los Angeles, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for 21 days a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.
Best time to call Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from New York
To reach someone at work in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from New York, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM in New York, which is 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.