What is the time difference between Canarias and the peninsula?
¿Qué diferencia horaria hay entre Canarias y la península?
- ADos horas menos en CanariasTwo hours behind in Canarias
- BUna hora menos en CanariasOne hour behind in Canarias
- CUna hora más en CanariasOne hour ahead in Canarias
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✓ Una hora menos en Canarias
In Canarias it is one hour earlier than on the peninsula. When it is 12:00 in Madrid, it is 11:00 in Tenerife. Canarias is in the Greenwich time zone, like Portugal and the United Kingdom, while the peninsula follows Central European time. Remember: Canarias, one hour less.
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