MAD local time
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/MadridCEST
- Sunrise
- 5:23 am
- Sunset
- 7:15 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 52 minutes137 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 73 days
Getting to and from MAD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport serves Madrid, about 13 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
Time difference from MAD
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:16 pm Wed | 17:16 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:16 pm Wed | 18:16 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:16 pm Wed | 19:16 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:16 pm Wed | 20:16 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:16 pm Wed | 20:16 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:16 pm Wed | 21:16 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:16 am | 01:16 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:16 am | 02:16 | the same time |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at MAD airport right now?
It is 2:16 am (02:16) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is MAD in?
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is in Europe/Madrid, currently CEST (UTC+2) — the same zone as Madrid.
How far is MAD from Madrid?
About 13 km (8 miles) from the centre of Madrid. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does MAD observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).