San Francisco zone
PDT (GMT-7)
Madrid zone
GMT+2 (GMT+2)
Difference
9 hours ahead of San Francisco
Business overlap
No 9-5 overlap
Working hours overlap
Each cell is one hour in San Francisco. Filled cells mark when 9 AM – 5 PM in San Francisco and Madrid both apply.
0 hours per day
- San Francisco
- GMT-7
- Madrid
- GMT+2
- Difference
- +9h
- Business overlap
- 0h
Hour-by-hour conversion
Each row shows the matching local time in Madrid for an hour in San Francisco.
| San Francisco | Madrid | Day | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 AM | same day | — |
| 1:00 AM | 10:00 AM | same day | — |
| 2:00 AM | 11:00 AM | same day | — |
| 3:00 AM | 12:00 PM | same day | — |
| 4:00 AM | 1:00 PM | same day | — |
| 5:00 AM | 2:00 PM | same day | — |
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 PM | same day | — |
| 7:00 AM | 4:00 PM | same day | — |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | same day | — |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | same day | — |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM | same day | — |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM | same day | — |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM | same day | — |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 PM | same day | — |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 PM | same day | — |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM | next day | — |
| 4:00 PM | 1:00 AM | next day | — |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 AM | next day | — |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 AM | next day | — |
| 7:00 PM | 4:00 AM | next day | — |
| 8:00 PM | 5:00 AM | next day | — |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 AM | next day | — |
| 10:00 PM | 7:00 AM | next day | — |
| 11:00 PM | 8:00 AM | next day | — |
Best meeting windows
Standard 9 AM – 5 PM hours in San Francisco and Madrid do not overlap. Plan calls for early San Francisco morning or late San Francisco evening, and rotate the burden between sides.
Tighter overlap is achievable by having the side with later working hours start earlier, or by treating the first and last hours of each side as flexible. The bar above marks every hour where both cities sit inside a 9 AM – 5 PM window.
About converting San Francisco time to Madrid time
San Francisco follows the America/Los_Angeles time zone (currently PDT, GMT-7), while Madrid follows Europe/Madrid (currently GMT+2, GMT+2). Madrid is 9 hours ahead of San Francisco right now.
Both cities observe daylight saving time. If their transition weekends differ, the offset shifts by one hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn.
Daylight saving transitions in 2026
San Francisco
- Spring forward · Sunday, March 8, 2026
- Fall back · Sunday, November 1, 2026
Madrid
- Spring forward · Sunday, March 29, 2026
- Fall back · Sunday, October 25, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
- How many hours is San Francisco from Madrid?
- Madrid is 9 hours ahead of San Francisco right now.
- What time is 9:00 AM San Francisco in Madrid?
- 9:00 AM in San Francisco is 6:00 PM in Madrid.
- What time is 5:00 PM San Francisco in Madrid?
- 5:00 PM in San Francisco is 2:00 AM (next day) in Madrid.
- When do San Francisco and Madrid business hours overlap?
- Standard 9 AM - 5 PM working hours in San Francisco and Madrid do not overlap. You will need an early or late call.
- Does daylight saving time change the difference between San Francisco and Madrid?
- Both San Francisco and Madrid observe daylight saving time. If their transition dates differ, the offset between them shifts by an hour for a few weeks each year.
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