Hong Kong to Madrid: time difference and best times to meet
Madrid is 6 hours behind Hong Kong. Their working days overlap for 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm in Hong Kong (9am–12pm in Madrid). The best time to schedule is 3pm Hong Kong time, which is 9am in Madrid.
Asia/Hong_Kong
Europe/Madrid
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Hong Kong day and the matching hour in Madrid. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Hong Kong | Madrid | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 3am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 10am | 4am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 11am | 5am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 12pm | 6am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 1pm | 7am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 2pm | 8am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 3pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 12pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 7pm | 1pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 8pm | 2pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 9pm | 3pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 10pm | 4pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 11pm | 5pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 3pm in Hong Kong · 9am in Madrid — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 4pm in Hong Kong · 10am in Madrid — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 5pm in Hong Kong · 11am in Madrid — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 9am Hong Kong time and 10am Hong Kong time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 — Madrid goes from 6 hours behind to 7 hours behind Hong Kong.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Madrid goes from 7 hours behind to 6 hours behind Hong Kong.
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.
- Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival — Hong Kong is off, Madrid is working.
- Thursday, October 1, 2026 — National Day — Hong Kong is off, Madrid is working.
- Friday, October 9, 2026 — Day of the Valencian Community — Madrid is off, Hong Kong is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — National Day of Spain — Madrid is off, Hong Kong is working.
- Monday, October 19, 2026 — Chung Yeung Festival — Hong Kong is off, Madrid is working.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — All Saints Day — Madrid is off, Hong Kong is working.
- Sunday, December 6, 2026 — Constitution Day — Madrid is off, Hong Kong is working.
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026 — Immaculate Conception — Madrid is off, Hong Kong is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — Boxing Day and St. Stephen's Day; both cities are off.
With 3 shared working hours, Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong and Madrid?
- Madrid is currently 6 hours behind Hong Kong. That changes to 7 hours behind on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Hong Kong and Madrid?
- 3pm in Hong Kong, which is 9am in Madrid. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Hong Kong and Madrid overlap?
- 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm Hong Kong time (9am–12pm in Madrid).
- Does daylight saving change the Hong Kong–Madrid gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (6 hours behind becomes 7 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (7 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Hong Kong–Madrid meetings?
- Yes. The next is Saturday, September 26, 2026 — a public holiday where Hong Kong is, but a normal working day in Madrid.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Hong Kong
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved