Time zone in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife:
- 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Clocks change on the same dates as in the rest of Europe.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife shares its time with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is 1,754 km from Madrid, the capital.
By the sun, noon in Santa Cruz de Tenerife falls at about 1:05 PM in winter and 2:05 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 16.25° 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife from New York
To reach someone at work in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.