Time difference between New York and Madrid
Madrid is currently 6 hours ahead of New York. The best shared working window is 13:00–16:00 UTC — 3 hours a day. The table below shows the hours side by side.
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.
09:00 New York At work = 15:00 Madrid At work
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
The difference changes twice a year
New York and Madrid do not change their clocks on the same dates, so a standing meeting moves by an hour in these weeks.
- 25 October – 31 October +5 h
- 14 March – 27 March +5 h
- usually +6 h
Days when one side is not at work
A public holiday is not a time-zone fact, so no converter shows it — but it is the same question.
- 7 September — Labor Day New York off
- 11 November — Veterans Day New York off
- 26 November — Thanksgiving Day New York off
- 8 December — La inmaculada concepción Madrid off
Hour by hour
| New York | Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 06:00 | |
| 01:00 | 07:00 | |
| 02:00 | 08:00 | |
| 03:00 | 09:00 | |
| 04:00 | 10:00 | |
| 05:00 | 11:00 | |
| 06:00 | 12:00 | |
| 07:00 | 13:00 | |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | both at work |
| 10:00 | 16:00 | both at work |
| 11:00 | 17:00 | both at work |
| 12:00 | 18:00 | |
| 13:00 | 19:00 | |
| 14:00 | 20:00 | |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | |
| 16:00 | 22:00 | |
| 17:00 | 23:00 | |
| 18:00 | 00:00 | |
| 19:00 | 01:00 | |
| 20:00 | 02:00 | |
| 21:00 | 03:00 | |
| 22:00 | 04:00 | |
| 23:00 | 05:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both New York and Madrid.
The working week
- New York
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- 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.
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 New York and Madrid?
Madrid is 6 hours ahead of New York (+6 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 13:00–16:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — New York works 09:00–17:00 and Madrid works 09:00–18:00, each in their own local time.