Time Difference Between Madrid and San Francisco
Madrid is normally 9 hours ahead of San Francisco.
This page shows the live time difference between Madrid, Spain and San Francisco, United States. Madrid uses the Europe/Madrid time zone (UTC+1 standard) and San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles (UTC-8 standard), so Madrid is normally 9 hours ahead of San Francisco. Both cities observe daylight saving time, so the exact gap can shift by an hour depending on the season. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Madrid
- Country
- Spain
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Standard offset
- UTC+1
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
San Francisco
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Madrid and San Francisco?
Madrid is normally 9 hours ahead of San Francisco (Madrid is UTC+1, San Francisco is UTC-8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Madrid ahead of or behind San Francisco?
Madrid is ahead of San Francisco by 9 hours under standard time.
Do Madrid and San Francisco use daylight saving time?
Madrid observes daylight saving time; San Francisco observes daylight saving time.