Time difference between Madrid and London
London is currently 1 hour behind Madrid. The best shared working window is 08:00–16:00 UTC, 8 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.
Your team keeps different hours?
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
Not on that day. Saturday is a rest day in both Madrid and London. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
| Madrid | London | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 | |
| 01:00 | 00:00 | |
| 02:00 | 01:00 | |
| 03:00 | 02:00 | |
| 04:00 | 03:00 | |
| 05:00 | 04:00 | |
| 06:00 | 05:00 | |
| 07:00 | 06:00 | |
| 08:00 | 07:00 | |
| 09:00 | 08:00 | |
| 10:00 | 09:00 | both at work |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | both at work |
| 12:00 | 11:00 | both at work |
| 13:00 | 12:00 | both at work |
| 14:00 | 13:00 | both at work |
| 15:00 | 14:00 | both at work |
| 16:00 | 15:00 | both at work |
| 17:00 | 16:00 | both at work |
| 18:00 | 17:00 | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | |
| 20:00 | 19:00 | |
| 21:00 | 20:00 | |
| 22:00 | 21:00 | |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both places. Living in Madrid and working with London? See the rhythm score for basing there.
The working week
- Madrid
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Spanish office hours run later than the rest of Europe, often with a long midday break.
- London
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Madrid and London?
London is 1 hour behind Madrid (-1 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 08:00–16:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Madrid works 09:00–18:00 and London works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.