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Time difference between Madrid and Bangalore

Short answer

Bangalore is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Madrid. Right now it is 14:34 in Madrid (GMT+2, UTC+2) and 18:04 in Bangalore (GMT+5:30, UTC+5:30).

Right now

Madrid · Spain

14:34

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Central European Summer Time · GMT+2 · UTC+2

Bangalore · India

18:04

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

India Standard Time · GMT+5:30 · UTC+5:30

Times at the moment this page was generated. Reload for a fresh reading.

Does the difference between Madrid and Bangalore change during the year?

Yes. For 210 days of 2026 the difference is 3 hours and 30 minutes, but it moves whenever Madrid or Bangalore enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Bangalore vs Madrid
January 1	March 29	+4:30 h
March 29	October 25	+3:30 h
October 25	December 31	+4:30 h

The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.

Best time to call Bangalore from Madrid (and vice versa)

The window in which both cities are inside their 9:00–17:00 working day runs from 09:00 to 13:30 in Madrid, which is 12:30 to 17:00 in Bangalore: 4.5 hours of overlap per day. For a call that disturbs nobody, aim for the middle of that window.

Outside that window, the practical rule: mornings in Bangalore are afternoons in Madrid. Avoid any hour that falls before 8:00 or after 21:00 in either city.

Madrid to Bangalore conversion table

Each Madrid hour and its equivalent in Bangalore today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.

Madrid time · Tue, Sep 15	Bangalore time
00:00	03:30
01:00	04:30
02:00	05:30
03:00	06:30
04:00	07:30
05:00	08:30
06:00	09:30
07:00	10:30
08:00	11:30
09:00	12:30
10:00	13:30
11:00	14:30
12:00	15:30
13:00	16:30
14:00	17:30
15:00	18:30
16:00	19:30
17:00	20:30
18:00	21:30
19:00	22:30
20:00	23:30
21:00	00:30next day
22:00	01:30next day
23:00	02:30next day

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Bangalore to Madrid is the same difference with the sign flipped.

The two time zones

Madrid — Europe/Madrid

Madrid keeps Central European Time (UTC+1 / UTC+2 in summer) despite lying west of London, a 1940 decision that still shapes Spain's famously late working day.

Bangalore — Asia/Kolkata

Bangalore, India's software capital, is on India Standard Time (UTC+5:30, no daylight saving) — the offset every US and European engineering team ends up learning by heart.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Madrid and Bangalore?

Bangalore is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Madrid. For most of the year (210 days) the difference is 3 hours and 30 minutes; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.

When it is 12:00 noon in Madrid, what time is it in Bangalore?

15:30 in Bangalore (at today's difference of 3 hours and 30 minutes).

What is the best time for a meeting between Madrid and Bangalore?

Between 09:00 and 13:30 in Madrid, which is 12:30–17:00 in Bangalore: 4.5 hours of overlap inside both cities' 9:00–17:00 working day.

Do Madrid and Bangalore observe daylight saving time?

Madrid: yes. Bangalore: no. Because only one of them changes its clocks, the difference moves by one hour twice a year.

What time zone is Madrid in? And Bangalore?

Madrid: Central European Summer Time (Europe/Madrid, UTC+2). Bangalore: India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata, UTC+5:30).

Tools

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