Time in Spain now
1:52PMCET
CETUTC+1+6 h vs New York (you)Europe/Madrid
- Next clock change: Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (CEST, UTC+2)
- Next clock change: Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM (CET, UTC+1)
Time zones in Spain now
| Zone | Time now | Offset now | Rules | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western European Time | 12:52 PM WET | UTC+0 | WET (UTC+0) / WEST (UTC+1) | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Canary Islands |
| Central European Time | 1:52 PM CET | UTC+1 | CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2) | Madrid · Spain (mainland); Ceuta, Melilla |
Time zone in Spain
Spain has 2 different clock settings under the current rules, from WET (UTC+0) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to CEST (UTC+2) in Madrid. The clock at the top shows the capital, Madrid, on Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer.
The IANA time zone database divides Spain into 3 zones. It needs more zones than there are clock settings because it also records history: two regions that keep the same time today get separate entries if their clocks differed at any point since 1970, which is why, for example, Europe/Madrid and Africa/Ceuta are separate.
Madrid lies at 3.7° west, where mean solar time is UTC−0:15 (four minutes per degree of longitude). Standard time runs 1 h 15 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 1:15 PM in winter and an hour later in summer. A gap of an hour or more means late sunrises and long evenings, even before summer time adds another hour.
Daylight saving time in Spain
In Madrid clocks move forward one hour on the last Sunday of March at 2:00 AM and back on the last Sunday of October at 3:00 AM (local time).
The dates come from EU Directive 2000/84/EC, which makes every member state change at the same instant, 1:00 a.m. GMT. The plan to end the changes has been stalled in the Council since 2019; the daylight saving time page explains it.
All coming change dates are on the Europe/Madrid page.
Clock history of Spain
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC−0:15 in Madrid), which ended on December 31, 1900, when WET (UTC+0) replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 51 of the 55 years. The first summer time in the record dates from 1918. The table summarises the clocks of Madrid year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Europe/Madrid.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC+1 all year | CET |
| 1974 onward | UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer | CET, CEST |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert Spain time
Time difference between Spain and major cities
| City | Local time now | Spain vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:52 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +6 h | +6 h | +6 h | 2 h / 2 h |
| Los Angeles | 4:52 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +9 h | +9 h | +9 h | none / none |
| London | 12:52 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +1 h | +1 h | +1 h | 7 h / 7 h |
| Dubai | 4:52 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −3 h | −3 h | −2 h | 5 h / 6 h |
| New Delhi | 6:22 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −4 h 30 min | −4 h 30 min | −3 h 30 min | 3 h 30 min / 4 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:52 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −6 h | 1 h / 2 h |
| Beijing | 8:52 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −6 h | 1 h / 2 h |
| Tokyo | 9:52 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −8 h | −8 h | −7 h | none / 1 h |
| Sydney | 11:52 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h | −10 h | −8 h | none / none |
- In 2027, Madrid is 5 h ahead of New York from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 6 h ahead of New York as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Madrid is 8 h ahead of Los Angeles from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 9 h ahead of Los Angeles as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Madrid is 9 h behind Sydney from March 28 to April 3 and from October 3 to October 30: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Spain’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Madrid overlaps New York’s for 2 h in January (3:00 PM–5:00 PM Madrid time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Madrid it is 3:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in Madrid overlaps London’s for 7 h in January (10:00 AM–5:00 PM Madrid time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Madrid it is 8:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Madrid overlaps New Delhi’s for 3 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–12:30 PM Madrid time), 4 h 30 min in July. At 9:00 AM in Madrid it is 1:30 PM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Madrid and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Portugal | 500 km | 12:52 PM WET | −1 h |
| Tangier Morocco | 550 km | 12:52 PM UTC+0 | −1 h |
| Algiers Algeria | 720 km | 1:52 PM CET | +0 h |
Same clock as Spain
These places keep exactly the same time as Spain all year under the current rules (zones Africa/Ceuta, Europe/Andorra, Europe/Belgrade, Europe/Berlin, Europe/Brussels and 10 more).
Cities in Spain
Spain at a glance
- CapitalMadrid
- Population49,355,143
- Time zone IDEurope/Madrid
- Standard timeCET (UTC+1)
- Daylight saving timeCEST (UTC+2)
- Calling code+34