Meeting time

Best time to meet: Madrid and San Diego

Madrid is 9 hours ahead of San Diego right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5 PM in Madrid, which is 8 AM in San Diego — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 4:58 PMMadrid · Central European Standard TimeTue 7:58 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

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.

MadridSan Diego
6 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM12 AMMadrid at work
10 AM1 AMMadrid at work
11 AM2 AMMadrid at work
12 PM3 AMMadrid at work
1 PM4 AMMadrid at work
2 PM5 AMMadrid at work
3 PM6 AMMadrid at work
4 PM7 AMMadrid at work
5 PM8 AMEasiest time
6 PM9 AMSan Diego at work
7 PM10 AMSan Diego at work
8 PM11 AMSan Diego at work
9 PM12 PMSan Diego at work
10 PM1 PMSan Diego 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 / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 20279 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Madrid go forward
9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Madrid go back
8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM

Madrid keeps the same clock as Berlin; San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Madrid?
12 AM in San Diego, while Madrid is 9 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Madrid and San Diego?
5 PM in Madrid, which is 8 AM in San Diego. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Madrid and San Diego 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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