What is the time difference between Madrid and Bengaluru?

Bengaluru is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Madrid. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Bengaluru from Madrid?

Between 09:00–14:30 in Madrid, which is 12:30–18:00 in Bengaluru. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Madrid observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Madrid runs on UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Bengaluru observe daylight saving time?

No. Bengaluru stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Madrid, what time is it in Bengaluru?

It is 15:30 in Bengaluru, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Madrid and Bengaluru use?

Madrid uses Europe/Madrid, currently UTC+2 (CEST), and Bengaluru uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Madrid time to Bengaluru time

Bengaluru is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Madrid right now, so midday in Madrid lands in the afternoon in Bengaluru.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Madrid, and what the clock reads in Bengaluru at that same moment.

Madrid	Bengaluru
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

Daylight saving time

Madrid changes its clocks; Bengaluru does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Madrid

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+1
Daylight: UTC+2
Next change: 2026-10-25 −60m

Bengaluru

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

The window is 5 hours 30 minutes wide — 09:00–14:30 in Madrid, 12:30–18:00 in Bengaluru.

Madrid 09:00–14:30Bengaluru 12:30–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Madrid	Bengaluru
IANA zone	Europe/Madrid	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	CEST	IST
Standard offset	UTC+1	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	UTC+2	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Spain	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Madrid and Bengaluru?: Bengaluru is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Madrid. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Bengaluru from Madrid?: Between 09:00–14:30 in Madrid, which is 12:30–18:00 in Bengaluru. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Madrid observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Madrid runs on UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Bengaluru observe daylight saving time?: No. Bengaluru stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Madrid, what time is it in Bengaluru?: It is 15:30 in Bengaluru, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Madrid and Bengaluru use?: Madrid uses Europe/Madrid, currently UTC+2 (CEST), and Bengaluru uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.