Meeting time
Best time to meet: Madrid and Riyadh
Madrid is 2 hours behind Riyadh right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours: 9 AM to 3 PM in Madrid, which is 11 AM to 5 PM in Riyadh. The easiest time to meet is 11:30 AM in Madrid (1:30 PM in Riyadh).
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 | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 8 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 9 AM | Riyadh at work |
| 8 AM | 10 AM | Riyadh at work |
| 9 AM | 11 AM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 12 PM | Both at work |
| 11 AM | 1 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 1 PM | 3 PM | Both at work |
| 2 PM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 3 PM | 5 PM | Madrid at work |
| 4 PM | 6 PM | Madrid at work |
| 5 PM | 7 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 8 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 9 PM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 12 AM next day | 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 / Riyadh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 28, 2027 | 2 hours behind | 9 AM–3 PM (6 hours) | 11:30 AM / 1:30 PM |
| March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Madrid go forward | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
| October 31, 2027 onward clocks in Madrid go back | 2 hours behind | 9 AM–3 PM (6 hours) | 11:30 AM / 1:30 PM |
Madrid keeps the same clock as Berlin; Riyadh keeps the same clock as Istanbul.
Which days work
Riyadh works Sunday to Thursday and Madrid works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Riyadh's weekend, and a Sunday one on Madrid's.
Questions people ask
11 AM in Riyadh, while Madrid is 2 hours behind.
11:30 AM in Madrid, which is 1:30 PM in Riyadh. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 3 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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