Hong Kong to Madrid: time difference and best times to meet
Madrid is 7 hours behind Hong Kong. Their working days overlap for 2 hours, from 4pm to 6pm in Hong Kong (9am–11am in Madrid). The best time to schedule is 4pm Hong Kong time, which is 9am in Madrid.
Asia/Hong_Kong
Europe/Madrid
Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong day and the matching hour in Madrid. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Hong Kong | Madrid | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 12am | 5pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 9am | 2am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 10am | 3am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 11am | 4am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 12pm | 5am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 1pm | 6am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 2pm | 7am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 3pm | 8am | Working hours in Hong Kong only |
| 4pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 11am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 7pm | 12pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 8pm | 1pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 9pm | 2pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 10pm | 3pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 11pm | 4pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 4pm in Hong Kong · 9am in Madrid — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 5pm in Hong Kong · 10am in Madrid — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 12am Hong Kong time and 9am Hong Kong time — only the other city is at work.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Madrid goes from 7 hours behind to 6 hours behind Hong Kong.
- Sunday, October 31, 2027 — Madrid goes from 6 hours behind to 7 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.
- 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 2 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 7 hours behind Hong Kong. That changes to 6 hours behind on Sunday, March 28, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Hong Kong and Madrid?
- 4pm 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?
- 2 hours, from 4pm to 6pm Hong Kong time (9am–11am in Madrid).
- Does daylight saving change the Hong Kong–Madrid gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, March 28, 2027 (7 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind); Sunday, October 31, 2027 (6 hours behind becomes 7 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Hong Kong–Madrid meetings?
- Yes. The next is Sunday, December 6, 2026 — a public holiday where Madrid is, but a normal working day in Hong Kong.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Hong Kong
- Hong Kong ↔ Los Angeles1 hours of overlap
- Hong Kong ↔ San Francisco1 hours of overlap
- Hong Kong ↔ London1 hours of overlap
- Hong Kong ↔ Dublin1 hours of overlap
- Hong Kong ↔ Paris2 hours of overlap
- Hong Kong ↔ Berlin2 hours of overlap
- Hong Kong ↔ Amsterdam2 hours of overlap
- Hong Kong ↔ Stockholm2 hours of overlap
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved