Time difference between Madrid and New York
New York is currently 6 hours behind Madrid. The best shared working window is 13:00–16:00 UTC, 3 hours of it. 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 Madrid At work = 03:00 New York Asleep
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
Hour by hour
| Madrid | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 | |
| 01:00 | 19:00 | |
| 02:00 | 20:00 | |
| 03:00 | 21:00 | |
| 04:00 | 22:00 | |
| 05:00 | 23:00 | |
| 06:00 | 00:00 | |
| 07:00 | 01:00 | |
| 08:00 | 02:00 | |
| 09:00 | 03:00 | |
| 10:00 | 04:00 | |
| 11:00 | 05:00 | |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | |
| 13:00 | 07:00 | |
| 14:00 | 08:00 | |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | both at work |
| 16:00 | 10:00 | both at work |
| 17:00 | 11:00 | both at work |
| 18:00 | 12:00 | |
| 19:00 | 13:00 | |
| 20:00 | 14:00 | |
| 21:00 | 15:00 | |
| 22:00 | 16:00 | |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both Madrid and New York.
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.
- New York
- 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 New York?
New York is 6 hours behind Madrid (-6 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 13:00–16:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Madrid works 09:00–18:00 and New York works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.