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Portugal is on summer time: WEST (UTC+1) until Sun, Oct 25.

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 23, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 WEST (UTC+1), Oct 23, 2026

Madrid is 1 hour ahead of WEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Madrid is 1 hour ahead of WEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Madrid is 1 hour ahead of WET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Madrid correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in WEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Madrid correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in WET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Madrid correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in WEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Madrid correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in WET.

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

Time Difference

CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 1 hour ahead of Western European Summer Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Madrid, Spain is 1:00 pm13:00 in WEST

Madrid to WEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Madrid which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in WEST

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Madrid, Spain). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

2:00 pm14:00 Madrid, Spain / 1:00 pm13:00 WEST

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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

Western European Time

Offset: WET is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Faroe Islands, Portugal, Spain

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WET time zone is Lisbon in Portugal, with about 517,802 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Braga.

German: WEZ - Westeuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Western European Time (WET)
WET part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+1 (WEST).

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

123456789101112End: Western European Time (WET) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Western European Time (WET) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for WET
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Atlantic/Canary
  • Atlantic/Faeroe
  • Atlantic/Faroe
  • Atlantic/Madeira
  • Europe/Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • WET
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone