Denver to Madrid: time difference and best times to meet
Madrid is 8 hours ahead of Denver. Their working days overlap for 1 hour, from 9am to 10am in Denver (5pm–6pm in Madrid). The best time to schedule is 9am Denver time, which is 5pm in Madrid.
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Denver and Madrid time difference
This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual Denver and Madrid clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Denver day and the matching hour in Madrid. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Denver | Madrid | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 1am | 9am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 2am | 10am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 3am | 11am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 4am | 12pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 5am | 1pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 6am | 2pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 7am | 3pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 8am | 4pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 9am | 5pm | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 6pm | Working hours in Denver only |
| 11am | 7pm | Working hours in Denver only |
| 12pm | 8pm | Working hours in Denver only |
| 1pm | 9pm | Working hours in Denver only |
| 2pm | 10pm | Working hours in Denver only |
| 3pm | 11pm | Working hours in Denver only |
| 4pm | 12am | Working hours in Denver only |
| 5pm | 1am | Working hours in Denver only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 9am in Denver · 5pm in Madrid — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 1am Denver time and 2am Denver time — only the other city is at work.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Madrid goes from 8 hours ahead of to 7 hours ahead of Denver.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Madrid goes from 7 hours ahead of to 8 hours ahead of Denver.
- Sunday, October 31, 2027 — Madrid goes from 8 hours ahead of to 7 hours ahead of Denver.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Denver is off, Madrid is working.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Denver is off, Madrid is working.
- Sunday, December 6, 2026 — Constitution Day — Madrid is off, Denver is working.
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026 — Immaculate Conception — Madrid is off, Denver is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Madrid is off, Denver is working.
With 1 shared working hours, Denver and Madrid can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Denver and Madrid?
- Madrid is currently 8 hours ahead of Denver. That changes to 7 hours ahead of on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Denver and Madrid?
- 9am in Denver, which is 5pm in Madrid. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Denver and Madrid overlap?
- 1 hours, from 9am to 10am Denver time (5pm–6pm in Madrid).
- Does daylight saving change the Denver–Madrid gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 3 times: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (8 hours ahead of becomes 7 hours ahead of); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (7 hours ahead of becomes 8 hours ahead of); Sunday, October 31, 2027 (8 hours ahead of becomes 7 hours ahead of).
- Are there public holidays that affect Denver–Madrid meetings?
- Yes. The next is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a public holiday where Denver is, but a normal working day in Madrid.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Denver
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved