Madrid to New York: time difference and best times to meet
New York is 6 hours behind Madrid. Their working days overlap for 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm in Madrid (9am–12pm in New York). The best time to schedule is 3pm Madrid time, which is 9am in New York.
Europe/Madrid
America/New_York
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Madrid day and the matching hour in New York. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Madrid | New York | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 3am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 10am | 4am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 11am | 5am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 12pm | 6am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 1pm | 7am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 2pm | 8am | Working hours in Madrid only |
| 3pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 12pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 7pm | 1pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 8pm | 2pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 9pm | 3pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 10pm | 4pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 11pm | 5pm | Working hours in New York only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 3pm in Madrid · 9am in New York — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 4pm in Madrid · 10am in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 5pm in Madrid · 11am in New York — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 9am Madrid time and 10am Madrid 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 — New York goes from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind Madrid.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — New York goes from 5 hours behind to 6 hours behind Madrid.
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — New York goes from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind Madrid.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — New York goes from 5 hours behind to 6 hours behind Madrid.
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, New York is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — National Day of Spain and Indigenous Peoples' Day; both cities are off.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — All Saints Day — Madrid is off, New York is working.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — New York is off, Madrid is working.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — New York is off, Madrid is working.
- Sunday, December 6, 2026 — Constitution Day — Madrid is off, New York is working.
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026 — Immaculate Conception — Madrid is off, New York 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, New York is working.
With 3 shared working hours, Madrid and New York 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 Madrid and New York?
- New York is currently 6 hours behind Madrid. That changes to 5 hours behind on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Madrid and New York?
- 3pm in Madrid, which is 9am in New York. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Madrid and New York overlap?
- 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm Madrid time (9am–12pm in New York).
- Does daylight saving change the Madrid–New York gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 4 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, November 1, 2026 (5 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (5 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Madrid–New York meetings?
- Yes. The next is Friday, October 9, 2026 — a public holiday where Madrid is, but a normal working day in New York.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Madrid
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved