Time in El Escorial

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 04:26

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in El Escorial: · 11 Nov 2026

El Escorial time zone

Time zone
CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

Spain has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. El Escorial uses Central European Standard Time.

  • CET · UTC+1Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon, Andalusia and moreUses daylight saving time
  • UTC+0 · UTC+0Canary IslandsUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from El Escorial

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with El Escorial
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London1 h behindCompare El Escorial and London
New York-1 day6 h behindCompare El Escorial and New York
Los Angeles-1 day9 h behindCompare El Escorial and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare El Escorial and Berlin
Dubai3 h aheadCompare El Escorial and Dubai
New Delhi4 h 30 min aheadCompare El Escorial and New Delhi
Singapore7 h aheadCompare El Escorial and Singapore
Tokyo8 h aheadCompare El Escorial and Tokyo
Sydney10 h aheadCompare El Escorial and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare El Escorial and Copenhagen

Sun in El Escorial today

Daylight
07:5810h 4m18:02

10h 4m today - 5h 1m less than the longest day and 0h 48m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About El Escorial

City facts
Country
Spain
Region
Madrid
Population
15,842
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
40.5825°, -4.1285°

Public holidays in Spain

Holidays

  1. Día de la Constitución Española

    Sunday · in 25 days

    National

  2. Immaculate Conception

    Tuesday · in 27 days

    National

  3. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Epiphany

    Wednesday · in 56 days

    National

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is El Escorial in?
El Escorial uses Europe/Madrid: CET (UTC+1).
02Does El Escorial have daylight saving time?
28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days
03What is the time difference between El Escorial and London?
El Escorial is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call El Escorial from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in El Escorial.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is El Escorial in?
El Escorial is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Madrid. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does El Escorial use daylight saving time?
Yes. El Escorial changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between El Escorial and UTC?
El Escorial is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.