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Madrid's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · CEST → CET

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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 16, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 16, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 16, 2026

PDT is 8 hours behind BST. PDT is 9 hours behind Madrid.

How the time difference changes

PT to BST

For most of the year, PT is 8 hours behind BST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, PT is 7 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PT is 8 hours behind GMT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in GMT or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in GMT or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in GMT.

PT to Madrid

For most of the year, PT is 9 hours behind Madrid. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, PT is 8 hours behind Madrid.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in Madrid. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in Madrid.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in Madrid. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in Madrid.

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

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 8 hours behind British Summer Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 9 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time).
5:00 am05:00 in PDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST and is 2:00 pm14:00 in Madrid, Spain

PDT to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in PDT which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in BST
PDT to Madrid call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in PDT which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in Madrid. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Madrid, Spain). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 PDT / 1:00 pm13:00 BST / 2:00 pm14:00 Madrid, Spain

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Pacific Time

Pacific Time (PT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) in North America. PT also called Pacific Coast Time. PT is not static but switches between PDT and PST.

Territories observing the Pacific Time Zone are primarily in North America. It runs through the western United States and the Northwestern part of Mexico. From November 1, 2026, most of British Columbia in Canada keeps UTC-7 all year instead.

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

PT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PT
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

British Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on BST.

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See United Kingdom daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST 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 BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
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
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (now, daylight saving time)
CET – Central European Time, UTC+1 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 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.
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.

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