Time difference between Madrid and Sydney
Sydney is currently 8 hours ahead of Madrid. Their working days do not overlap at all, so one side has to step outside office hours. 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 Sydney. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
| Madrid | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 08:00 | |
| 01:00 | 09:00 | |
| 02:00 | 10:00 | |
| 03:00 | 11:00 | |
| 04:00 | 12:00 | |
| 05:00 | 13:00 | |
| 06:00 | 14:00 | |
| 07:00 | 15:00 | |
| 08:00 | 16:00 | |
| 09:00 | 17:00 | |
| 10:00 | 18:00 | |
| 11:00 | 19:00 | |
| 12:00 | 20:00 | |
| 13:00 | 21:00 | |
| 14:00 | 22:00 | |
| 15:00 | 23:00 | |
| 16:00 | 00:00 | |
| 17:00 | 01:00 | |
| 18:00 | 02:00 | |
| 19:00 | 03:00 | |
| 20:00 | 04:00 | |
| 21:00 | 05:00 | |
| 22:00 | 06:00 | |
| 23:00 | 07:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both places. Living in Madrid and working with Sydney? 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.
- Sydney
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
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 Sydney?
Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Madrid (+8 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
There is no time that suits both: Madrid works 09:00–18:00 and Sydney works 09:00–17:00 locally, and those never coincide. Someone has to take the call outside office hours.