Meeting time

Best time to meet: Madrid and Houston

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

Tue 4:56 PMMadrid · Central European Standard TimeTue 9:56 AMHouston · Central 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.

MadridHouston
6 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM12 AMBoth off
8 AM1 AMBoth off
9 AM2 AMMadrid at work
10 AM3 AMMadrid at work
11 AM4 AMMadrid at work
12 PM5 AMMadrid at work
1 PM6 AMMadrid at work
2 PM7 AMMadrid at work
3 PM8 AMMadrid at work
4 PM9 AMEasiest time
5 PM10 AMHouston at work
6 PM11 AMHouston at work
7 PM12 PMHouston at work
8 PM1 PMHouston at work
9 PM2 PMHouston at work
10 PM3 PMHouston at work

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 / Houston)
Now to March 14, 20277 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward		6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Madrid go forward		7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Madrid go back		6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back		7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM

Madrid keeps the same clock as Berlin; Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Houston when it is 9 AM in Madrid?
2 AM in Houston, while Madrid is 7 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Madrid and Houston?
4 PM in Madrid, which is 9 AM in Houston. Both cities are at work from 4 PM to 5 PM Madrid time.
Does the time difference between Madrid and Houston change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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