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1:00 pm13:00 MEZ (UTC+1), Nov 5, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 5, 2026

MEZ and Madrid have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, MESZ and Madrid have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, MEZ and Madrid have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MESZ correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Madrid. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MEZ correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Madrid.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MESZ correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Madrid. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MEZ correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Madrid.

Compare MEZ time with Madrid time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Mitteleuropäische Zeit and CET (Central European Time) have the same local time.
1:00 pm13:00 in MEZ is 1:00 pm13:00 in Madrid, Spain

MEZ to Madrid call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in MEZ which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Madrid

1:00 pm13:00 Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:00 pm13:00 CET (Central European Time) (Madrid, Spain). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

1:00 pm13:00 MEZ / 1:00 pm13:00 Madrid, Spain

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Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Offset: MEZ is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MEZ time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

Map of the areas on Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ)
MEZ all year MEZ part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on MEZ.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112Start: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

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MEZ representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for MEZ
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Madrid Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CET – Central European Time, UTC+1 (now)
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (CET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Madrid Facts

Country
Spain
Alternative Names
La Villa y Corte de Madrid, Los Madriles, Lungsod ng Madrid, MAD, Ma-daik-li, Ma-tet-li, Madrid, Madrid osh, Madridas, Madride, Madridi, Madrido, Madrids, Madril, Madrit, Madrite, Madryd, Madryt, Madríd, Madrîd, Magerit, Maidrid, Mairil, Makelika, Matritum, Mâ-tet-lî, Mā-dáik-lī, ma de li, madarida, madeulideu, madorido, madorido shi, madri, madrid, madrida, madridi, madryd, matrit, mdryd, myadrida, mydrd, Μαδρίτη, Мaдрид, Мадрид, Мадрид ош, Мадрыд, Мадрід, Մադրիդ, מאדריד, מדריד, مادرىد, مادرید, مدريد, میدرد, مەدرید, ܡܕܪܝܕ, मद्रिद, मद्रिद्, माद्रिद, माद्री, म्याड्रिड, মাদ্রিদ, ਮਾਦਰੀਦ, ମାଡ୍ରିଦ, மத்ரித், ಮಡ್ರಿಡ್, മാഡ്രിഡ്, มาดริด, མ་ད་རིད།, မဒရစ်မြို့, მადრიდი, ማድሪድ, マドリード, マドリード市, 馬德里, 马德里, 마드리드
Population
3,255,944
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 24' N Latitude / 3° 42' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+34