Meeting time
Best time to meet: Madrid and Johannesburg
Madrid is 1 hour behind Johannesburg right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 9 AM to 4 PM in Madrid, which is 10 AM to 5 PM in Johannesburg. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Madrid (11 AM in Johannesburg).
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.
| Madrid | Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 7 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 8 AM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 9 AM | Johannesburg at work |
| 9 AM | 10 AM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 11 AM | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 12 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 1 PM | Both at work |
| 1 PM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 2 PM | 3 PM | Both at work |
| 3 PM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 4 PM | 5 PM | Madrid at work |
| 5 PM | 6 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 7 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 8 PM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 9 PM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Madrid is | Both at work (Madrid time) | Easiest (Madrid / Johannesburg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 28, 2027 | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
| March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Madrid go forward | the same time | 9 AM–5 PM (8 hours) | 10 AM / 10 AM |
| October 31, 2027 onward clocks in Madrid go back | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
Madrid keeps the same clock as Berlin.
Questions people ask
10 AM in Johannesburg, while Madrid is 1 hour behind.
10 AM in Madrid, which is 11 AM in Johannesburg. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 4 PM Madrid time.
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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