When it is 09:00 in Amsterdam it is 09:00 in Madrid in January and 09:00 in July. Madrid is the same time Amsterdam right now — and the difference is the same all year. This page gives the live times in both cities, the overlap between their working days, the daylight saving dates that move the difference, and the best meeting windows.
Try the tool: Time Zone Converter — convert any time between Amsterdam and Madrid, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in Amsterdam and Madrid
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (Amsterdam UTC+01:00, Madrid UTC+01:00); the July column uses the summer offsets (Amsterdam UTC+02:00, Madrid UTC+02:00).
| Time in Amsterdam | Madrid in January | Madrid in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in Amsterdam and time in Madrid — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between Amsterdam and Madrid
The difference is constant: Madrid is the same time Amsterdam on every day of the year. That is the simplest case in time-zone work — the answer does not depend on the date, and a meeting set for 09:00 in Amsterdam is always 09:00 in Madrid. The reason the difference never changes is that both cities observe daylight saving and change their clocks on the same dates.
To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in Amsterdam is 09:00 in Madrid in January and 09:00 in July; 17:00 in Amsterdam — the end of the working day — is 17:00 in Madrid in January and 17:00 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in Madrid is 09:00 in Amsterdam in January. The time difference calculator does the arithmetic for any date, and the UTC to Madrid page gives the full conversion table for Madrid.
Meeting overlap between Amsterdam and Madrid
The overlap is the hours when both cities are in their working day (09:00–17:00 local time). The table marks the overlapping hours in Amsterdam's working day and shows what time they are in Madrid.
January
| Amsterdam time | Madrid time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 09:00 | Yes |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | Yes |
| 11:00 | 11:00 | Yes |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | Yes |
| 13:00 | 13:00 | Yes |
| 14:00 | 14:00 | Yes |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | Yes |
| 16:00 | 16:00 | Yes |
In January the overlap is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Amsterdam time. In July it is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Amsterdam time. The meeting planner finds the overlap for any two cities and any date, and the meeting time finder finds it for a whole team.
Daylight saving in Amsterdam and Madrid
Amsterdam observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 29 March 2026 and back on 25 October 2026, moving the offset from UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00.
Madrid observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 29 March 2026 and back on 25 October 2026, moving the offset from UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00.
The difference never changes, so there is no date on which a standing meeting moves. That does not mean the difference is the same as the difference with a third city — the difference between Amsterdam and London, for example, may still move when London changes its clocks. The individual DST pages — Amsterdam DST 2026 and Madrid DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.
Best meeting windows
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 in Amsterdam (09:00–17:00 in Madrid). These are the hours inside both working days, so nobody is up early or late. It is a short window, so keep the meeting short and send an agenda in advance.
Calling and travel notes
When it is 09:00 in Amsterdam it is 09:00 in Madrid in January; when it is 12:00 in Amsterdam it is 12:00 in Madrid; when it is 17:00 in Amsterdam it is 17:00 in Madrid. The difference is under 12 hours, so the two cities are usually on the same date — but check the date for late-evening and early-morning times, when the date can differ by a day. Scheduling inside Europe is the simplest case: most European countries change their clocks on the same dates (the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October), so the difference between Amsterdam and Madrid is constant all year. The working days overlap for most of the day, and the only exceptions are the countries that have abolished the change — Iceland, Russia, Belarus and Türkiye.
Worked conversions
Six conversions, for January (offsets Amsterdam UTC+01:00, Madrid UTC+01:00):
| Amsterdam | Madrid |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
In July, the answers are the same. For the reverse direction, see Madrid to Amsterdam time.
Amsterdam and Madrid at a glance
| Fact | Amsterdam | Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands | Spain |
| Region | Europe | Europe |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Amsterdam |
Europe/Madrid |
| Standard offset | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Daylight saving offset | UTC+02:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC+02:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Observes daylight saving | Yes | Yes |
The table is the whole pair in one place. The two numbers that matter most are the January and July offsets: if they are the same in both columns for a city, that city's offset never changes; if they differ, the city observes daylight saving and the difference between the cities moves with it. The individual city pages — time in Amsterdam and time in Madrid — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — Amsterdam DST 2026 and Madrid DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Amsterdam and Madrid?
Madrid is the same time Amsterdam right now. In January the difference is the same time and in July it is the same time — it is the same all year.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between Amsterdam and Madrid?
Pick a time inside the overlap — 09:00–17:00 Amsterdam time — and set the calendar event in UTC so it moves correctly when the clocks change. Re-check the overlap in March and October, when the difference moves, and rotate the time if the meeting falls outside someone's working day.
What time is it in Madrid when it is 09:00 in Amsterdam?
It is 09:00 in January and 09:00 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between Amsterdam and Madrid?
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 Amsterdam time — inside both working days.
Does the time difference between Amsterdam and Madrid change during the year?
No. The difference is the same time all year, because both cities change their clocks on the same dates.
What time is it in Amsterdam when it is 09:00 in Madrid?
It is 09:00 in January and 09:00 in July. See Madrid to Amsterdam time for the full comparison from Madrid's side.
What are the time zones of Amsterdam and Madrid?
Amsterdam is in Europe/Amsterdam (UTC+01:00 standard time) and Madrid is in Europe/Madrid (UTC+01:00 standard time).
What time is it in Amsterdam when it is midnight in Madrid?
It is 00:00 in Amsterdam in January and 00:00 in July — the same time, because the two cities are on the same time. Midnight conversions are the ones that most often land on the wrong date, so always check the date as well as the time.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - TimeFlow's time zone converter and meeting planner — the live tools behind the numbers on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.