The short answer
China Time is 6 hours ahead of Madrid.
China Time☀
3:34:07pm
CST · UTC+08:00 · Wed, Jul 22
Madrid☀
9:34:07am
CEST · UTC+02:00 · Wed, Jul 22
Read across to convert
China Time
CST · UTC+08:00
Madrid
CEST · UTC+02:00
Click any row to pin that hour across both zones.
12amWed
6pmTue ·−1d
1am
7pmTue ·−1d
2am
8pmTue ·−1d
3am
9pmTue ·−1d
4am
10pmTue ·−1d
5am
11pmTue ·−1d
6am
12amWed
7am
1am
8am
2am
9am
WORK3am
10am
WORK4am
11am
WORK5am
12pm
WORK6am
1pm
WORK7am
2pm
WORK8am
NOW
3pm
WORK9am
WORK4pm
WORK10am
WORK5pm
11am
WORK6pm
12pm
WORK7pm
1pm
WORK8pm
2pm
WORK9pm
3pm
WORK10pm
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WORK11pm
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
China Time
3pm–5pm
Madrid
9am–11am
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amChina Time=3amMadrid
12pmChina Time=6amMadrid
3pmChina Time=9amMadrid
5pmChina Time=11amMadrid
9pmChina Time=3pmMadrid
In context
What each side covers.
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British Summer Time
8:34am
India Standard Time
1:04pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Daylight Time
12:34am
Eastern Daylight Time
3:34am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
9:34am
India Standard Time
1:04pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between China Time and Madrid. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between China Time and Madrid?
- China Time is 6 hours ahead of Madrid right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 9am in China Time, what time is it in Madrid?
- 9am in China Time is 3am in Madrid. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across — find the row and read the matching cell in the other column.
- What's the best time for a call between China Time and Madrid?
- 3pm–5pm in China Time lines up with 9am–11am in Madrid — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — CST and CEST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.