Meeting time

Best time to meet: Lisbon and Beijing

Lisbon is 8 hours behind Beijing right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Lisbon, which is 4:30 PM in Beijing — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 3:54 PMLisbon · Western European Standard TimeTue 11:54 PMBeijing · China Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Lisbon time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

LisbonBeijing
6 AM2 PMBeijing at work
7 AM3 PMBeijing at work
8 AM4 PMBeijing at work
9 AM5 PMLisbon at work
10 AM6 PMLisbon at work
11 AM7 PMLisbon at work
12 PM8 PMLisbon at work
1 PM9 PMLisbon at work
2 PM10 PMLisbon at work
3 PM11 PMLisbon at work
4 PM12 AM next dayLisbon at work
5 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM6 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesLisbon isBoth at work (Lisbon time)Easiest (Lisbon / Beijing)
Now to March 28, 20278 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Lisbon go forward		7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Lisbon go back		8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM

Lisbon keeps the same clock as London; Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Beijing when it is 9 AM in Lisbon?
5 PM in Beijing, while Lisbon is 8 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Lisbon and Beijing?
8:30 AM in Lisbon, which is 4:30 PM in Beijing. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Lisbon and Beijing change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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