Time Zone Information
Alicante, Spain
Current Time
16:55:45
Friday, October 30, 2026 local time in Alicante
Alicante, Spain uses the Europe/Madrid time zone, currently UTC+1.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Alicante.
Time Zone
| City | Alicante |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Time Zone (IANA) | Europe/Madrid |
| UTC Offset | UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 38.3451700, -0.4814900 |
| Population | 348,901 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Alicante observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.