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Time difference between Houston and Madrid
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Madrid
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Madrid is 7 hours ahead of Houston right now.
Does the gap change?
The gap isn't fixed. Houston and Madrid both use daylight saving time, but they change their clocks on different dates, so the difference moves during the year:
- From around October 25, 2026: Madrid ahead by 6 hours
- From around November 2, 2026: Madrid ahead by 7 hours
- From around March 15, 2027: Madrid ahead by 6 hours
- From around March 28, 2027: Madrid ahead by 7 hours
Best time to meet
Office hours in Madrid and Houston overlap for about 1 hour a day, from 9 AM to 10 AM in Houston (4 PM to 5 PM in Madrid).
City details
Houston to Madrid, hour by hour
| Houston | Madrid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | Night | 7 AM | Early or late |
| 1 AM | Night | 8 AM | Early or late |
| 2 AM | Night | 9 AM | Work hours |
| 3 AM | Night | 10 AM | Work hours |
| 4 AM | Night | 11 AM | Work hours |
| 5 AM | Night | 12 PM | Work hours |
| 6 AM | Night | 1 PM | Work hours |
| 7 AM | Early or late | 2 PM | Work hours |
| 8 AM | Early or late | 3 PM | Work hours |
| 9 AM | Work hours | 4 PM | Work hours |
| 10 AM | Work hours | 5 PM | Early or late |
| 11 AM | Work hours | 6 PM | Early or late |
| 12 PM | Work hours | 7 PM | Early or late |
| 1 PM | Work hours | 8 PM | Early or late |
| 2 PM | Work hours | 9 PM | Early or late |
| 3 PM | Work hours | 10 PM | Night |
| 4 PM | Work hours | 11 PM | Night |
| 5 PM | Early or late | 12 AM (Thu) | Night |
| 6 PM | Early or late | 1 AM (Thu) | Night |
| 7 PM | Early or late | 2 AM (Thu) | Night |
| 8 PM | Early or late | 3 AM (Thu) | Night |
| 9 PM | Early or late | 4 AM (Thu) | Night |
| 10 PM | Night | 5 AM (Thu) | Night |
| 11 PM | Night | 6 AM (Thu) | Night |
Based on today's clocks. Work hours are 9 AM to 5 PM.