Time in Community of Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸
The current local time in Community of Madrid, Spain is anchored on Madrid. The region uses the Europe/Madrid time zone (UTC +02:00).
Community of Madrid local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 CEST
Region information
Community of Madrid
Region of Spain
Population: 6,779,888
Time zone
IANA: Europe/Madrid
UTC offset: +02:00
Daylight saving: Yes — forward 29 March, back 25 October
Country: Spain
How time works in Community of Madrid
Spain has used Central European Time since 1940, although Madrid lies west of the Greenwich meridian — so its clock runs about an hour and a quarter ahead of solar time in winter and more than two hours ahead in summer.
Public holidays in Community of Madrid in 2026
14 public holidays apply in Community of Madrid, 4 of them regional (marked below) and not observed across all of Spain.
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day | |
| Tue 6 Jan | Epiphany | |
| Thu 2 Apr | Maundy Thursday | Regional |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | |
| Fri 1 May | Labour Day | |
| Sat 2 May | Día de la Comunidad de Madrid | Regional |
| Sat 15 Aug | Assumption | |
| Mon 12 Oct | Fiesta Nacional de España | |
| Sun 1 Nov | All Saints' Day | |
| Mon 2 Nov | All Saints' Day (substitute day) | Regional |
| Sun 6 Dec | Día de la Constitución Española | |
| Mon 7 Dec | Día de la Constitución Española (substitute day) | Regional |
| Tue 8 Dec | Immaculate Conception | |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Community of Madrid vs. major cities
How far Community of Madrid is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Community of Madrid, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Community of Madrid | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Delhi · India | +3:30 h | 12:30 | 09:00–13:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Beijing · China | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Community of Madrid time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Community of Madrid
Since 1970, Community of Madrid has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 53 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1974, is UTC +01:00 with UTC +02:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, a rule in place since 1996.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +02:00 |
| Sunday, 25 October 2026 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +01:00 |
| Sunday, 28 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +02:00 |
| Sunday, 31 October 2027 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +01:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970 (2 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC +01:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1974–2026 | UTC +01:00, DST UTC +02:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October (since 1996) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Other cities in the same time zone
Community of Madrid time questions
- What time zone is Community of Madrid in?
- Most of Community of Madrid uses the Europe/Madrid time zone: UTC +01:00, +02:00 during DST. Some areas differ — see the notes on this page.
- Does Community of Madrid observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026 clocks go forward on Sunday, 29 March 2026 at 02:00 and go back on Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 03:00.
- How many public holidays does Community of Madrid have in 2026?
- 14 public holidays apply in Community of Madrid in 2026, including 4 that are not on the national list: Maundy Thursday (Thursday 2 April), Día de la Comunidad de Madrid (Saturday 2 May), All Saints' Day (substitute day) (Monday 2 November), Día de la Constitución Española (substitute day) (Monday 7 December).
Explore Community of Madrid
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