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).

Tue 3:54 PMLisbon · Western European Standard TimeTue 5:54 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard Time

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.

LisbonCairo
6 AM8 AMBoth off
7 AM9 AMCairo at work
8 AM10 AMCairo at work
9 AM11 AMBoth at work
10 AM12 PMBoth at work
11 AM1 PMBoth at work
12 PM2 PMBoth at work
1 PM3 PMBoth at work
2 PM4 PMBoth at work
3 PM5 PMLisbon at work
4 PM6 PMLisbon at work
5 PM7 PMBoth off
6 PM8 PMBoth off
7 PM9 PMBoth off
8 PM10 PMBoth off
9 PM11 PMBoth off
10 PM12 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 / Cairo)
Now to March 28, 20272 hours behind9 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 behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward
2 hours behind9 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 behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Lisbon go back
2 hours behind9 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

What time is it in Cairo when it is 9 AM in Lisbon?
11 AM in Cairo, while Lisbon is 2 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Lisbon and Cairo?
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.
Does the time difference between Lisbon and Cairo change during the year?
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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