Los Angeles to Madrid: time difference and best times to meet
Madrid is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. There is no overlap between a normal working day in each city, so one side has to take the call outside working hours.
America/Los_Angeles
Europe/Madrid
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Los Angeles day and the matching hour in Madrid. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Los Angeles | Madrid | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 12am | 9am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 1am | 10am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 2am | 11am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 3am | 12pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 4am | 1pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 5am | 2pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 6am | 3pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 7am | 4pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 8am | 5pm | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 9am | 6pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 10am | 7pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 11am | 8pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 12pm | 9pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 1pm | 10pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 2pm | 11pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 3pm | 12am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 4pm | 1am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 5pm | 2am | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 — Madrid goes from 9 hours ahead of to 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — Madrid goes from 8 hours ahead of to 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Madrid goes from 9 hours ahead of to 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Madrid goes from 8 hours ahead of to 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
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.
- Friday, October 9, 2026 — Day of the Valencian Community — Madrid is off, Los Angeles is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day and National Day of Spain; both cities are off.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — All Saints Day — Madrid is off, Los Angeles is working.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Los Angeles is off, Madrid is working.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Los Angeles is off, Madrid is working.
- Sunday, December 6, 2026 — Constitution Day — Madrid is off, Los Angeles is working.
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026 — Immaculate Conception — Madrid is off, Los Angeles 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, Los Angeles is working.
Los Angeles and Madrid have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.
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 Los Angeles and Madrid?
- Madrid is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That changes to 8 hours ahead of on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Los Angeles and Madrid?
- There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.
- How many hours do Los Angeles and Madrid overlap?
- Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.
- Does daylight saving change the Los Angeles–Madrid gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 4 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (9 hours ahead of becomes 8 hours ahead of); Sunday, November 1, 2026 (8 hours ahead of becomes 9 hours ahead of); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (9 hours ahead of becomes 8 hours ahead of); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (8 hours ahead of becomes 9 hours ahead of).
- Are there public holidays that affect Los Angeles–Madrid meetings?
- Yes. The next is Friday, October 9, 2026 — a public holiday where Madrid is, but a normal working day in Los Angeles.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Los Angeles
- Los Angeles ↔ AmsterdamNo working-hours overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ StockholmNo working-hours overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ DubaiNo working-hours overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ MumbaiNo working-hours overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ BangaloreNo working-hours overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ SingaporeNo working-hours overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Hong KongNo working-hours overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ ShanghaiNo working-hours overlap
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved