When it is 09:00 in Seoul it is 01:00 in Madrid in January and 02:00 in July. Madrid is 8 hours behind Seoul right now — but it is not constant: the difference is 8 hours behind in January and 7 hours behind in July. 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 Seoul and Madrid, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in Seoul and Madrid
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (Seoul UTC+09:00, Madrid UTC+01:00); the July column uses the summer offsets (Seoul UTC+09:00, Madrid UTC+02:00).
| Time in Seoul | Madrid in January | Madrid in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 09:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 12:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 15:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 17:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 21:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in Seoul and time in Madrid — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between Seoul and Madrid
The difference is not constant. In January Madrid is 8 hours behind Seoul; in July it is 7 hours behind Seoul. The difference changes on Sunday, 29 March 2026 (from 8 hours behind to 7 hours behind) and Sunday, 25 October 2026 (from 7 hours behind to 8 hours behind) — those are the dates when one of the two cities changes its clocks and the other does not, or when they change on different days. Between those dates the difference is one value; outside them it is the other.
To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in Seoul is 01:00 in Madrid in January and 02:00 in July; 17:00 in Seoul — the end of the working day — is 09:00 in Madrid in January and 10:00 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in Madrid is 17:00 in Seoul 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 Seoul 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 Seoul's working day and shows what time they are in Madrid.
January
| Seoul time | Madrid time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 01:00 | Yes |
| 10:00 | 02:00 | Yes |
| 11:00 | 03:00 | Yes |
| 12:00 | 04:00 | Yes |
| 13:00 | 05:00 | Yes |
| 14:00 | 06:00 | Yes |
| 15:00 | 07:00 | Yes |
| 16:00 | 08:00 | Yes |
July
| Seoul time | Madrid time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 02:00 | No |
| 10:00 | 03:00 | No |
| 11:00 | 04:00 | No |
| 12:00 | 05:00 | No |
| 13:00 | 06:00 | No |
| 14:00 | 07:00 | No |
| 15:00 | 08:00 | No |
| 16:00 | 09:00 | No |
In January the overlap is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Seoul time. In July it is 0 hours: there is no hour when both cities are in their working day. 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 Seoul and Madrid
Seoul does not observe daylight saving, so its offset of UTC+09:00 never changes.
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 changes on Sunday, 29 March 2026 and Sunday, 25 October 2026 in 2026. On those dates, one city changes its clocks and the other does not — or they change on different days — so the difference moves by an hour. A standing meeting set in one city's local time will land an hour early or late on the other side until the second city catches up. The fix is to set the calendar event in UTC, or to check the overlap again after each change. The individual DST pages — Seoul 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 Seoul (01:00–09:00 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 Seoul it is 01:00 in Madrid in January; when it is 12:00 in Seoul it is 04:00 in Madrid; when it is 17:00 in Seoul it is 09:00 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 between Asia and Europe works best in the late morning in Madrid and the afternoon or evening in Seoul. The difference is 5–9 hours, so the overlap is a few hours in the middle of the day. The main trap is daylight saving: Europe changes its clocks twice a year, and most of Asia does not, so the difference — and the overlap — moves by an hour in March and October.
Worked conversions
Six conversions, for January (offsets Seoul UTC+09:00, Madrid UTC+01:00):
| Seoul | Madrid |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 00:00 |
| 09:00 | 01:00 |
| 12:00 | 04:00 |
| 14:00 | 06:00 |
| 17:00 | 09:00 |
| 20:00 | 12:00 |
In July, add 1 hour to each Madrid time. For the reverse direction, see Madrid to Seoul time.
Seoul and Madrid at a glance
| Fact | Seoul | Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Country | South Korea | Spain |
| Region | Asia | Europe |
| IANA time zone | Asia/Seoul |
Europe/Madrid |
| Standard offset | UTC+09:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Daylight saving offset | — does not observe | UTC+02:00 |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC+09:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC+09:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Observes daylight saving | No | 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 Seoul and time in Madrid — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — Seoul DST 2026 and Madrid DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Seoul and Madrid?
Madrid is 8 hours behind Seoul right now. In January the difference is 8 hours behind and in July it is 7 hours behind — it changes with daylight saving.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between Seoul and Madrid?
Pick a time inside the overlap — 09:00–17:00 Seoul 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 Seoul?
It is 01:00 in January and 02:00 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between Seoul and Madrid?
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 Seoul time — inside both working days.
Does the time difference between Seoul and Madrid change during the year?
Yes. It changes on Sunday, 29 March 2026 and Sunday, 25 October 2026 in 2026, when one city changes its clocks and the other does not.
What time is it in Seoul when it is 09:00 in Madrid?
It is 17:00 in January and 16:00 in July. See Madrid to Seoul time for the full comparison from Madrid's side.
What are the time zones of Seoul and Madrid?
Seoul is in Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00 standard time) and Madrid is in Europe/Madrid (UTC+01:00 standard time).
What time is it in Seoul when it is midnight in Madrid?
It is 08:00 in Seoul in January and 07:00 in July — the previous day, because Madrid is ahead of Seoul. 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.