Meeting time
Best time to meet: Lisbon and Cairo
Lisbon is 2 hours behind Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours: 9 AM to 3 PM in Lisbon, which is 11 AM to 5 PM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 11:30 AM in Lisbon (1:30 PM in Cairo).
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.
| Lisbon | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 8 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 9 AM | Cairo at work |
| 8 AM | 10 AM | Cairo at work |
| 9 AM | 11 AM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 12 PM | Both at work |
| 11 AM | 1 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 1 PM | 3 PM | Both at work |
| 2 PM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 3 PM | 5 PM | Lisbon at work |
| 4 PM | 6 PM | Lisbon at work |
| 5 PM | 7 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 8 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 9 PM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 12 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Lisbon is | Both at work (Lisbon time) | Easiest (Lisbon / Cairo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 28, 2027 | 2 hours behind | 9 AM–3 PM (6 hours) | 11:30 AM / 1:30 PM |
| March 28, 2027 to April 30, 2027 clocks in Lisbon go forward | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | 2 hours behind | 9 AM–3 PM (6 hours) | 11:30 AM / 1:30 PM |
| October 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Cairo go back | 1 hour behind | 9 AM–4 PM (7 hours) | 10 AM / 11 AM |
| October 31, 2027 onward clocks in Lisbon go back | 2 hours behind | 9 AM–3 PM (6 hours) | 11:30 AM / 1:30 PM |
Lisbon keeps the same clock as London.
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Lisbon works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Cairo's weekend, and a Sunday one on Lisbon's.
Questions people ask
11 AM in Cairo, while Lisbon is 2 hours behind.
11:30 AM in Lisbon, which is 1:30 PM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 3 PM Lisbon time.
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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