Berlin to Madison, WI: time difference
Madison, WI is 7 h behind Berlin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Berlin 06:57 6:57 AM Madison, WI 23:57 11:57 PM You –:–
06:57 6:57 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:25
23:57 11:57 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 18:26
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−7 h
Madison, WI is 7 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Madison, WI are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Berlin
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Madison, WI
17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇺🇸 Madison, WI |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:57 | 23:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:23 | 07:05 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 2 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 248,951 |
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Berlin and Madison, WI: common questions
How many hours behind Berlin is Madison, WI?
The clocks in Madison are 7 hours behind those in Berlin (UTC−5 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in Madison, WI?
At 9:00 AM in Berlin, clocks in Madison show 2:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, what time is it in Madison, WI?
At 6:00 PM in Berlin, clocks in Madison show 11:00 AM.
When do working hours in Berlin and in Madison, WI, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Berlin, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Madison.
When is it still the previous day in Madison, WI?
Until 7:00 AM in Berlin it is still the previous day in Madison. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Madison it is already the next day in Berlin.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Madison, WI, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Madison will be 6 hours behind Berlin.
