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