Bilbao in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.2627, -2.9253
- Population
- 347 342
- Region
- Basque Country
- Country
- Spain, Europe
- Capital
- Madrid — 315 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Check the current local time in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, which sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone (+2).
Bilbao, Spain
Saturday, 5 September 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Madrid
Local time in Bilbao
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Bilbao, Basque Country.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:41 AM Solar noon 2:12 PM Sunset 8:43 PM Daylight 13 h 01 min Night 10 h 59 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 9:12 PM
Weather in Bilbao right now
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Bilbao and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 48001
- 48002
- 48003
- 48004
- 48005
- 48006
- 48007
- 48008
- 48009
- 48010
- 48011
- 48012
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Basque Country
- Gasteiz / Vitoria 257 407
- San Sebastian 185 357
- Barakaldo 100 435
- Algorta 82 624
- Getxo 80 770
- Irun 61 983
Other places named Bilbao
- Bilbao Tolima Department, Colombia
- Bilbao San José, Costa Rica
- Bilbao Madrid, Spain
- Bilbao Bicol Region, Philippines
- Bilbao Coahuila, Mexico
Same time zone — Europe/Madrid
Nearby places
Time and daylight in Bilbao
Today Bilbao sees sunrise at 7:41 AM, sunset at 8:43 PM. Daylight comes out to 13 h 01 min.
Time in Bilbao applies without change in Santutxu and Izartza nearby.
The postal breakdown of Bilbao runs to 12 codes.
Local time in Bilbao is governed by Europe/Madrid at UTC+2. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Bilbao?
- The time zone for Bilbao is Europe/Madrid, with an offset of +2.
- Does Bilbao switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Bilbao: Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Bilbao today?
- Today it sets at 8:43 PM.