Meeting time

Best time to meet: Madrid and Cape Town

Madrid is 1 hour behind Cape Town right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 9 AM to 4 PM in Madrid, which is 10 AM to 5 PM in Cape Town. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Madrid (11 AM in Cape Town).

Tue 4:56 PMMadrid · Central European Standard TimeTue 5:56 PMCape Town · South Africa Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Madrid time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

MadridCape Town
6 AM7 AMBoth off
7 AM8 AMBoth off
8 AM9 AMCape Town at work
9 AM10 AMBoth at work
10 AM11 AMEasiest time
11 AM12 PMBoth at work
12 PM1 PMBoth at work
1 PM2 PMBoth at work
2 PM3 PMBoth at work
3 PM4 PMBoth at work
4 PM5 PMMadrid at work
5 PM6 PMBoth off
6 PM7 PMBoth off
7 PM8 PMBoth off
8 PM9 PMBoth off
9 PM10 PMBoth off
10 PM11 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesMadrid isBoth at work (Madrid time)Easiest (Madrid / Cape Town)
Now to March 28, 20271 hour behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Madrid go forward		the same time9 AM–5 PM (8 hours)10 AM / 10 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Madrid go back		1 hour behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM

Madrid keeps the same clock as Berlin; Cape Town keeps the same clock as Johannesburg.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9 AM in Madrid?
10 AM in Cape Town, while Madrid is 1 hour behind.
When is the best time for a call between Madrid and Cape Town?
10 AM in Madrid, which is 11 AM in Cape Town. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 4 PM Madrid time.
Does the time difference between Madrid and Cape Town change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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