Current Time in Lisbon

About time in Lisbon

Lisbon keeps Western European Time (WET), which matches GMT and UTC+0 in winter, the same clock as London rather than the Central European Time used across most of the continent. From late March to late October the city shifts to Western European Summer Time (WEST), or UTC+1. This catches many travelers off guard, since Portugal sits an hour behind neighboring Spain. The result is that Lisbon stays in step with the United Kingdom and Ireland throughout the year.

Lisbon changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC+0 (UTC+1 in summer)). The live clock above reads Lisbon's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Lisbon through 2026

Lisbon sits at about 38.7°N, 9.1°W. The longest day of 2026 is June 19, with 14h 53m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 19, with 9h 27m, a difference of 5 h 26 min. At this mid-latitude, winter evenings are dark early and summer evenings stay light well after a normal working day.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 8 (06:11) and the latest sunset around June 24 (21:05). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:43 local time in late March, 13:38 in late June and 12:34 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:37 on average, about 37 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Lisbon. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Lisbon (2026–2027)

Lisbon changes its clocks twice in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Sunday, March 29, 2026: at 01:00 clocks go forward one hour to 02:00 (UTC+0 → UTC+1).
• Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go back one hour to 01:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+0).
• Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 01:00 clocks go forward one hour to 02:00 (UTC+0 → UTC+1).
• Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go back one hour to 01:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+0).

Recurring meetings set in Lisbon time stay at the same local hour; participants elsewhere see the meeting move by an hour for the weeks when only one side has changed.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.