Spain is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it's noon in Spain, it's 03:00 in Los Angeles.
Spain is in the Europe/Madrid timezone. Los Angeles is in America/Los_Angeles. The difference is 9 hours.
Business hours comparison
Spain and Los Angeles have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.
Recommended meeting windows
Since Spain and Los Angeles don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.
16:00 Madrid / 07:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h before working hours in Los Angeles
18:00 Madrid / 09:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h after working hours in Madrid
15:00 Madrid / 06:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 3h before working hours in Los Angeles
Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.
Public holidays this year
⚡ Upcoming holidays in both locations, confirm with your contact before booking.
Spain11 holidays
Sep 8Day of Asturias
Sep 8Day of Extremadura
Sep 11National Day of Catalonia
Sep 15Feast of Our Lady of Bien Aparecida
Oct 9Day of the Valencian Community
Los Angeles6 holidays
Sep 7Labour Day
Oct 12Columbus Day
Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving Day
Spain and Los Angeles — practical scheduling
Teams in Spain (Spain) and Los Angeles (USA) deal with a 9-hour gap that pushes their working days apart. Real-time meetings always require someone to stretch outside the standard 9–5.
💡 Practical scheduling guidelines
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When Spain is at 16:00, Los Angeles reads 07:00 — 2h before working hours in Los Angeles.
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When Spain is at 18:00, Los Angeles reads 09:00 — 2h after working hours in Madrid.
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When Spain is at 15:00, Los Angeles reads 06:00 — 3h before working hours in Los Angeles.
With no shared business hours, these slots distribute the scheduling burden as evenly as possible between both locations.
DST transitions can silently shift your meeting times by an hour. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension tracks these changes automatically so you never get caught off guard.
Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Spain. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.
