Current time in Majorca, Spain
The current local time in Majorca is shown below. Majorca observes CET in winter and CEST during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
What's the timezone history of Majorca?
Majorca shares Central European Time with mainland Spain, despite sitting at around 2.9 degrees east where Spain's CET alignment produces less of a solar offset than the western mainland. Solar noon in Palma arrives around 12:48 during standard time, much closer to clock noon than in Seville or Málaga. The island shares the federal Spanish DST schedule with no regional variation. The Balearic Islands sit in the same offset as Sardinia and Corsica to the east, with no Mediterranean-wide timezone change between them.
What are the working hours in Majorca?
Majorca's working economy is dominated by tourism, with around 14 million annual visitors making it one of the most-visited Mediterranean destinations and producing intense seasonal employment swings. The German-speaking visitor segment is exceptionally strong, with the island sometimes nicknamed Germany's 17th federal state. Office hours follow Spanish patterns of 09:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00, with the hospitality and service sectors running variable shifts. The summer June-to-September peak produces around 70 percent of annual tourism revenue.
Where is Majorca?
Majorca (Mallorca in Catalan and Spanish) is the largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous Spanish community in the western Mediterranean around 200 kilometres east of mainland Valencia. The island holds around 950,000 permanent residents, with the capital Palma de Mallorca on the southern coast accounting for around 415,000 of those. The Serra de Tramuntana mountain range runs along the north-western coast, with peaks rising above 1,400 metres; the central plain (Es Pla) and the eastern hills produce a more agricultural landscape.