What is the time difference between Lisbon and Sydney?

Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Lisbon. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Sydney from Lisbon?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Lisbon observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Lisbon runs on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Lisbon, what time is it in Sydney?

It is 21:00 in Sydney, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Lisbon and Sydney use?

Lisbon uses Europe/Lisbon, currently UTC+1 (WEST), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Lisbon time to Sydney time

Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Lisbon right now, so midday in Lisbon lands in the evening in Sydney.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Lisbon, across for Sydney.

Lisbon	Sydney
00:00	09:00
01:00	10:00
02:00	11:00
03:00	12:00
04:00	13:00
05:00	14:00
06:00	15:00
07:00	16:00
08:00	17:00
09:00	18:00
10:00	19:00
11:00	20:00
12:00	21:00
13:00	22:00
14:00	23:00
15:00	00:00next day
16:00	01:00next day
17:00	02:00next day
18:00	03:00next day
19:00	04:00next day
20:00	05:00next day
21:00	06:00next day
22:00	07:00next day
23:00	08:00next day

Daylight saving time

Both cities change their clocks, but not necessarily on the same date — which is why the difference between them shifts for a few weeks each year.

Lisbon

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+0
Daylight: UTC+1
Next change: 2026-10-25 −60m

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Lisbon and one in Sydney do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Lisbon 01:00–18:00Sydney 10:00–03:00
Lisbon 00:00–01:00Sydney 09:00–10:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Lisbon	Sydney
IANA zone	Europe/Lisbon	Australia/Sydney
Abbreviation	WEST	AEST
Standard offset	UTC+0	UTC+10
Daylight offset	UTC+1	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Portugal	Australia

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Lisbon and Sydney?: Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Lisbon. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Sydney from Lisbon?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Lisbon observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Lisbon runs on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Lisbon, what time is it in Sydney?: It is 21:00 in Sydney, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Lisbon and Sydney use?: Lisbon uses Europe/Lisbon, currently UTC+1 (WEST), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.