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Time difference
Madrid and Kolkata

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

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Live gap

See the current offset between Madrid and Kolkata, 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 Madrid into Kolkata with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Madrid and Kolkata line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Madrid Kolkata

Kolkata is 3.5h ahead of Madrid at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Madrid
Europe/Madrid
ZoneCET / CEST
Offset nowUTC+2
Hour gap
+3:30

KolkataMadrid

Kolkata
Asia/Kolkata
ZoneIST
Offset nowUTC+5:30
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Time difference between Madrid and Kolkata: Kolkata is currently 4.5 hours ahead of Madrid.

This difference is not constant: in winter Madrid is 4.5 hours behind Kolkata, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 3.5 hours behind. 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.

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Right nowEurope/Madrid · Asia/Kolkata
Madrid
Europe/Madrid
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+2
AbbreviationCET / CEST
Observes DST
Kolkata
Asia/Kolkata
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5:30
AbbreviationIST
No DST
Relationship

Kolkata is 3.5h ahead of Madrid.

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

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

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

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Kolkata vs Madrid)
January+4.5h
February+4.5h
March+4.5h
April+3.5h
May+3.5h
June+3.5h
July+3.5h
August+3.5h
September+3.5h
October+3.5h
November+4.5h
December+4.5h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

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

MadridKolkata

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

Madrid with part-of-day icon
Kolkata arrow and converted time
Day
  • 00:00
    03:30
    Same day
  • 01:00
    04:30
    Same day
  • 02:00
    05:30
    Same day
  • 03:00
    06:30
    Same day
  • 04:00
    07:30
    Same day
  • 05:00
    08:30
    Same day
  • 06:00
    09:30
    Same day
  • 07:00
    10:30
    Same day
  • 08:00
    11:30
    Same day
  • 09:00
    12:30
    Same day
  • 10:00
    13:30
    Same day
  • 11:00
    14:30
    Same day
  • 12:00
    15:30
    Same day
  • 13:00
    16:30
    Same day
  • 14:00
    17:30
    Same day
  • 15:00
    18:30
    Same day
  • 16:00
    19:30
    Same day
  • 17:00
    20:30
    Same day
  • 18:00
    21:30
    Same day
  • 19:00
    22:30
    Same day
  • 20:00
    23:30
    Same day
  • 21:00
    00:30
    Next day
  • 22:00
    01:30
    Next day
  • 23:00
    02:30
    Next day
Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Offsets between Madrid and Kolkata, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Kolkata is 3.5h ahead of Madrid. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.