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🌐Europe/Madrid
Madrid to New York Time Converter
Madrid is currently 6 hours ahead of New York. Use the live clocks below to see the current local time and date in both cities, and scan the 24-hour grids to find the best overlapping business hours for a call or meeting.
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🌐America/New_York
What is the time difference between Madrid and New York?
Madrid is 6 hours ahead of New York all year round.
Current offset: Madrid is on UTC+02:00 and New York is on UTC-04:00 right now. Offsets shift by one hour when daylight saving time begins or ends, so the gap between the two cities can widen or narrow by an hour at those transitions.
Daylight saving time changes in Madrid and New York
Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed uniformly around the world. Some countries change their clocks twice a year, some observe DST on dates that differ from their neighbours, and others have abolished it entirely. The dates below are the actual transitions for the current calendar year.
Madrid
Madrid observes daylight saving time. Current offset: UTC+02:00.
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Local time switches to UTC+02:00.
- Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Local time switches to UTC+01:00.
New York
New York observes daylight saving time. Current offset: UTC-04:00.
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Local time switches to UTC-04:00.
- Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Local time switches to UTC-05:00.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours is Madrid ahead of New York?
Madrid is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
Why does the time difference change?
Because daylight saving time is observed by one city and not the other, or the two switch on different dates. Madrid is on UTC+02:00 and New York is on UTC-04:00 right now.