Europe/Madrid • live clock
Current time in Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain keeps Central European Time: CET (UTC+1) in standard time and CEST (UTC+2) during its seasonal adjustment. The clock shows whichever rule is in force. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
Europe/Madrid at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Time-zone name
- Central European Time (CET)
- Standard offset
- UTC+1
- Seasonal offset
- UTC+2 (CEST)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- Spain
When clocks change in Madrid, Spain
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | CEST (UTC+2) |
| October 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | CET (UTC+1) |
| March 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | CEST (UTC+2) |
| October 31, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | CET (UTC+1) |
Places that use Europe/Madrid
Europe/Madrid covers Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza. Its country relationships are Spain.
Time difference between Madrid, Spain and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 1 hour behind |
| New York | America/New_York | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 9 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 3 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 9 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as Madrid, Spain
These zones share UTC+1 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.