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Time difference
Dallas and Madrid

Live clocks (CST ↔ CET), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Dallas to Madrid.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Dallas and Madrid, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Dallas into Madrid with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Dallas and Madrid line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Dallas Madrid

Madrid is 7h ahead of Dallas at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Dallas
America/Chicago
ZoneCST / CDT
Offset nowUTC-5
Hour gap
+7h

MadridDallas

Madrid
Europe/Madrid
ZoneCET / CEST
Offset nowUTC+2
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Dallas and Madrid: Madrid is currently 7 hours ahead of Dallas.

The gap between clocks stays steady through the year for this pair, even when Dallas or Madrid (or both) shift for Daylight Saving—transition timing lines up so the delta does not move. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAmerica/Chicago · Europe/Madrid
Dallas
America/Chicago
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-5
AbbreviationCST / CDT
Observes DST
Madrid
Europe/Madrid
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+2
AbbreviationCET / CEST
Observes DST
Relationship

Madrid is 7h ahead of Dallas.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Madrid sits ahead of or behind Dallas through the calendar year.

Next stepsPlan overlap or convert zones
Best time to meet →CST → CET →Overlap Finder →
Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Madrid versus Dallas; a value of +3h means Madrid is three hours ahead of Dallas.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Madrid vs Dallas)
January+7h
February+7h
March+6h
April+7h
May+7h
June+7h
July+7h
August+7h
September+7h
October+7h
November+7h
December+7h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Dallas mapped into Madrid; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

DallasMadrid

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Dallas with part-of-day icon
Madrid arrow and converted time
Day
  • 00:00
    07:00
    Same day
  • 01:00
    08:00
    Same day
  • 02:00
    09:00
    Same day
  • 03:00
    10:00
    Same day
  • 04:00
    11:00
    Same day
  • 05:00
    12:00
    Same day
  • 06:00
    13:00
    Same day
  • 07:00
    14:00
    Same day
  • 08:00
    15:00
    Same day
  • 09:00
    16:00
    Same day
  • 10:00
    17:00
    Same day
  • 11:00
    18:00
    Same day
  • 12:00
    19:00
    Same day
  • 13:00
    20:00
    Same day
  • 14:00
    21:00
    Same day
  • 15:00
    22:00
    Same day
  • 16:00
    23:00
    Same day
  • 17:00
    00:00
    Next day
  • 18:00
    01:00
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  • 19:00
    02:00
    Next day
  • 20:00
    03:00
    Next day
  • 21:00
    04:00
    Next day
  • 22:00
    05:00
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  • 23:00
    06:00
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Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Related pages

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Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Dallas and Madrid, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Madrid is 7h ahead of Dallas. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.