Daylight & clock · Europe/Madrid
Daylight and clock changes in Madrid
In short
In Madrid the longest day of the next 12 months has 15 hours 4 minutes of daylight (21 June 2027) and the shortest 9 hours 17 minutes (21 December 2026).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:58 local time (CET).
Clocks change on 28 March 2027 and 31 October 2027.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
15 h 04 min
21 Jun
Shortest day
9 h 17 min
21 Dec
Earliest sunrise
06:44
9 Jun
Latest sunset
21:49
22 Jun
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (CET UTC+01:00 / CEST UTC+02:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026CET | 07:31 | 08:01 | 12:59 | 17:58 | 18:27 | 9 h 57 min |
| December 2026CET | 08:00 | 08:31 | 13:10 | 17:49 | 18:20 | 9 h 19 min |
| January 2027CET | 08:06 | 08:36 | 13:24 | 18:13 | 18:42 | 9 h 37 min |
| February 2027CET | 07:41 | 08:09 | 13:29 | 18:50 | 19:18 | 10 h 41 min |
| March 2027CET | 07:00 | 07:27 | 13:24 | 19:21 | 19:48 | 11 h 54 min |
| April 2027CEST | 07:09 | 07:37 | 14:15 | 20:53 | 21:22 | 13 h 16 min |
| May 2027CEST | 06:28 | 06:59 | 14:11 | 21:24 | 21:55 | 14 h 25 min |
| June 2027CEST | 06:11 | 06:44 | 14:15 | 21:47 | 22:20 | 15 h 03 min |
| July 2027CEST | 06:25 | 06:57 | 14:21 | 21:44 | 22:16 | 14 h 47 min |
| August 2027CEST | 06:56 | 07:25 | 14:19 | 21:13 | 21:42 | 13 h 47 min |
| September 2027CEST | 07:28 | 07:55 | 14:10 | 20:24 | 20:52 | 12 h 29 min |
| October 2027CEST | 07:58 | 08:25 | 14:01 | 19:35 | 20:03 | 11 h 10 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 07:43–08:41Evening 17:17–18:16 | Morning 07:31–07:43Evening 18:16–18:27 |
| December | Morning 08:12–09:14Evening 17:06–18:08 | Morning 08:00–08:12Evening 18:08–18:20 |
| January | Morning 08:17–09:18Evening 17:31–18:31 | Morning 08:06–08:17Evening 18:31–18:42 |
| February | Morning 07:51–08:47Evening 18:12–19:07 | Morning 07:41–07:51Evening 19:07–19:18 |
| March | Morning 07:10–08:03Evening 18:45–19:38 | Morning 07:00–07:10Evening 19:38–19:48 |
| April | Morning 07:20–08:13Evening 20:17–21:11 | Morning 07:09–07:20Evening 21:11–21:22 |
| May | Morning 06:40–07:38Evening 20:45–21:43 | Morning 06:28–06:40Evening 21:43–21:55 |
| June | Morning 06:24–07:25Evening 21:06–22:07 | Morning 06:11–06:24Evening 22:07–22:20 |
| July | Morning 06:38–07:37Evening 21:04–22:03 | Morning 06:25–06:38Evening 22:03–22:16 |
| August | Morning 07:07–08:03Evening 20:35–21:30 | Morning 06:56–07:07Evening 21:30–21:42 |
| September | Morning 07:38–08:31Evening 19:48–20:41 | Morning 07:28–07:38Evening 20:41–20:52 |
| October | Morning 08:08–09:02Evening 18:58–19:52 | Morning 07:58–08:08Evening 19:52–20:03 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
Madrid
Europe/Madrid
Sun, 28 March 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (CEST, UTC+02:00)
Sun, 31 October 2027
At 03:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (CET, UTC+01:00)
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What the data shows
Day length in Madrid ranges from 9 hours 17 minutes on 21 December 2026 to 15 hours 4 minutes on 21 June 2027 — a swing of 5 hours 46 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
Clocks in Madrid run 2 hours 21 minutes ahead of the sun at the extreme: on 13 July 2027 the sun is highest at 14:21, so mornings stay dark later and evenings light longer than the clock suggests.
How we calculated this: Largest gap between 12:00 local clock time and solar noon over the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 06:44 (9 June 2027) and the latest sunset at 21:49 (22 June 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00 on 28 March 2027 and go back 1 hour at 03:00 on 31 October 2027, shifting sunrise and sunset by the same amount overnight.
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of Europe/Madrid in tzdb 2026e during the period.
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