Los Angeles ↔ Madrid
Best Time to Call
Decent overlap available between 8:00 and 10:00 (Los Angeles time).
Sync Los Angeles and Madrid easily. Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Madrid. Decent overlap available between 8:00 and 10:00 (Los Angeles time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 11 days Mar 09
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
3.3/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
15:39 GMT+9
Working
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New York City
01:39 EST
Sleeping
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London
06:39 GMT
Sleeping
Synchronization Context
Syncing between Los Angeles and Madrid is challenging due to the 9 hours offset. Teams should prioritize asynchronous communication or specific 'handover' windows.
Los Angeles Business Pulse
- Culture Creative, informal, and networking-heavy. Influenced by the entertainment and tech industries.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Mornings are often spent dealing with East Coast syncs; domestic LA calls are best between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The culture is more casual than NYC, but still very results-oriented. Traffic is the ultimate local variable; virtual meetings are the standard for avoiding commute-related delays.
Madrid Business Pulse
- Culture Values networking and personal relationships. The work day often ends later than in Northern Europe.
- Lunch Break 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM.
- Pro Tip Never call during the 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM lunch window. The best times are 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM or 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM. Spanish business culture is highly relational; expect to spend time on personal introductions. Note that the city significantly slows down during the month of August.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Los Angeles | Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | America/Los_Angeles | Europe/Madrid |
| Country | USA | Spain |
| Coordinates | 34.05, -118.24 | 40.42, -3.70 |
| Population | 12,531,000 | 6,751,000 |