What time is it in Madrid?
18:42:33
Friday 13 November 2026
- Madrid, Spain
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:58 · sunset 17:59
Time difference with Madrid
Madrid is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Madrid
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+01:00 → UTC+02:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 02:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+01:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Madrid
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1974 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1950 – 1973 | UTC+1 all year round |
| 1949 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1947 – 1948 | UTC+1 all year round |
| until 1946 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Madrid. Daylight saving time in Spain: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Madrid
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 298 km away, Sequeira (Portugal) is 1 hour behind Madrid all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Ciudad Lineal | 5 km |
| Chamartín | 6 km |
| Pozuelo de Alarcón | 10 km |
| Leganés | 11 km |
| Coslada | 12 km |
| Getafe | 13 km |
| Alcorcón | 13 km |
| San Fernando de Henares | 14 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Madrid
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 10 hours
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 07:29, dusk 18:28, solar noon 12:59. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 17 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 3 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:43 (13 June 2027), latest at 08:43 (31 October 2027); earliest sunset at 17:48 (2 December 2026), latest at 21:49 (25 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 12:00 · moonset 20:54 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Spain
Good to know about the time in Madrid
Madrid is 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer. Yet the city lies west of the Greenwich meridian: the sun is at its highest there around 13:15 in winter and 14:15 in summer (mean solar noon).
Spain has used Central European Time since 1940, when Franco aligned it with Germany. This gap with the sun partly explains Spanish mealtimes, with lunch around 14:00 and dinner after 21:00. The Canary Islands are 1 hour behind Madrid.