What is the time difference between New York and Lisbon?

Lisbon is 5 hours ahead of New York. 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 Lisbon from New York?

Between 09:00–13:00 in New York, which is 14:00–18:00 in Lisbon. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does New York observe daylight saving time?

Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

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.

If it is midday in New York, what time is it in Lisbon?

It is 17:00 in Lisbon, 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 New York and Lisbon use?

New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Lisbon uses Europe/Lisbon, currently UTC+1 (WEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert New York time to Lisbon time

Lisbon is 5 hours ahead of New York right now, so midday in New York lands in the afternoon in Lisbon.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

New York and Lisbon both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

New York

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5
Daylight: UTC-4
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Lisbon

Observes daylight saving time

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

When you can actually talk

The window is 4 hours wide — 09:00–13:00 in New York, 14:00–18:00 in Lisbon.

New York 09:00–13:00Lisbon 14:00–18:00

Reference

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

	New York	Lisbon
IANA zone	America/New_York	Europe/Lisbon
Abbreviation	EDT	WEST
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+0
Daylight offset	UTC-4	UTC+1
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	Portugal

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Common questions

What is the time difference between New York and Lisbon?: Lisbon is 5 hours ahead of New York. 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 Lisbon from New York?: Between 09:00–13:00 in New York, which is 14:00–18:00 in Lisbon. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does New York observe daylight saving time?: Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
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.
If it is midday in New York, what time is it in Lisbon?: It is 17:00 in Lisbon, 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 New York and Lisbon use?: New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Lisbon uses Europe/Lisbon, currently UTC+1 (WEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.