Current time in Madrid, Spain

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Current time in Madrid, Spain
16:35 41
Friday, May 8, 2026 CEST UTC+02:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Madrid
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CET / CEST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Madrid, Spain is ⁦16:35⁩ (⁦CEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+02:00⁩.

Madrid is the capital of Spain, located at 40.416, -3.703.

The current time zone for Madrid is CEST, whose offset is UTC+02:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Europe/Madrid.

The next daylight saving transition is October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Madrid

Central European Time (CET)

IANA time zone: Europe/Madrid
During winter
CET
Central European Time
UTC+01:00
Currently active
CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+02:00

Daylight in Madrid today

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Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
14h 11m

Madrid, Spain

Country
Spain
Role
Capital city
ISO code
ES
Coordinates
40.4165° N, 3.7026° W
IANA zone
Europe/Madrid
Population
3,255,944
Local time16:35

Madrid on the map · time zone

Madrid, Spain

  • Local time16:35
  • UTC offsetUTC+02:00
  • Time zoneEurope/Madrid
  • StatusDaylight saving
Coordinates
40.42°, -3.70°

World clock

Compared with Madrid

Daylight saving time in Madrid

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 25, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Madrid.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 30, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 26, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 29, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 31, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 26, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 29, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Mar 30, 2025, Oct 26, 2025,
2026Mar 29, 2026, Oct 25, 2026,
2027Mar 28, 2027, Oct 31, 2027,
2028Mar 26, 2028, Oct 29, 2028,

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Madrid, here are the local times elsewhere.

Madrid New YorkMexico CitySão PauloLondonParisBerlinDubaiMumbai
00:00 18:00 -1 16:00 -1 19:00 -1 23:00 -1 00:00 00:00 02:00 03:30
01:00 19:00 -1 17:00 -1 20:00 -1 00:00 01:00 01:00 03:00 04:30
02:00 20:00 -1 18:00 -1 21:00 -1 01:00 02:00 02:00 04:00 05:30
03:00 21:00 -1 19:00 -1 22:00 -1 02:00 03:00 03:00 05:00 06:30
04:00 22:00 -1 20:00 -1 23:00 -1 03:00 04:00 04:00 06:00 07:30
05:00 23:00 -1 21:00 -1 00:00 04:00 05:00 05:00 07:00 08:30
06:00 00:00 22:00 -1 01:00 05:00 06:00 06:00 08:00 09:30
07:00 01:00 23:00 -1 02:00 06:00 07:00 07:00 09:00 10:30
08:00 02:00 00:00 03:00 07:00 08:00 08:00 10:00 11:30
09:00 03:00 01:00 04:00 08:00 09:00 09:00 11:00 12:30
10:00 04:00 02:00 05:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 13:30
11:00 05:00 03:00 06:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 13:00 14:30
12:00 06:00 04:00 07:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:30
13:00 07:00 05:00 08:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:00 16:30
14:00 08:00 06:00 09:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 17:30
15:00 09:00 07:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 17:00 18:30
16:00 10:00 08:00 11:00 15:00 16:00 16:00 18:00 19:30
17:00 11:00 09:00 12:00 16:00 17:00 17:00 19:00 20:30
18:00 12:00 10:00 13:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 20:00 21:30
19:00 13:00 11:00 14:00 18:00 19:00 19:00 21:00 22:30
20:00 14:00 12:00 15:00 19:00 20:00 20:00 22:00 23:30
21:00 15:00 13:00 16:00 20:00 21:00 21:00 23:00 00:30 +1
22:00 16:00 14:00 17:00 21:00 22:00 22:00 00:00 +1 01:30 +1
23:00 17:00 15:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 23:00 01:00 +1 02:30 +1

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Madrid, Spain is 16:35 (CEST). Madrid uses the Europe/Madrid time zone, which is UTC+02:00.

Madrid uses CET (UTC+01:00) in winter and switches to CEST (UTC+02:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is Europe/Madrid.

Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Madrid is on October 25, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.

The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Madrid is Europe/Madrid. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.

It is currently PM in Madrid. The local time is 16:35 (CEST).

Madrid is UTC+01:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC+02:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC+02:00.

The next daylight saving transition in Madrid is on October 25, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 02:00 local time.

Madrid is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.