Madrid to Toronto: time difference and best times to meet
Toronto is 6 hours behind Madrid. Their working days overlap for 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm in Madrid (9am–12pm in Toronto). The best time to schedule is 3pm Madrid time, which is 9am in Toronto.
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Madrid and Toronto 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 Madrid and Toronto 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 Madrid day and the matching hour in Toronto. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Madrid | Toronto | 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 Toronto only |
| 7pm | 1pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 8pm | 2pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 9pm | 3pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 10pm | 4pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 11pm | 5pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 3pm in Madrid · 9am in Toronto — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 4pm in Madrid · 10am in Toronto — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 5pm in Madrid · 11am in Toronto — 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, March 14, 2027 — Toronto goes from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind Madrid.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Toronto goes from 5 hours behind to 6 hours behind Madrid.
- Sunday, October 31, 2027 — Toronto goes from 6 hours behind to 5 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.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Remembrance Day — Toronto is off, Madrid is working.
- Sunday, December 6, 2026 — Constitution Day — Madrid is off, Toronto is working.
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026 — Immaculate Conception — Madrid is off, Toronto is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day and St. Stephen's Day; both cities are off.
With 3 shared working hours, Madrid and Toronto 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 Toronto?
- Toronto is currently 6 hours behind Madrid. That changes to 5 hours behind on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Madrid and Toronto?
- 3pm in Madrid, which is 9am in Toronto. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Madrid and Toronto overlap?
- 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm Madrid time (9am–12pm in Toronto).
- Does daylight saving change the Madrid–Toronto gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 3 times: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (5 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind); Sunday, October 31, 2027 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Madrid–Toronto meetings?
- Yes. The next is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a public holiday where Toronto 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