Meeting time

Best time to meet: San Francisco and Lisbon

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

Tue 7:58 AMSan Francisco · Pacific Standard TimeTue 3:58 PMLisbon · Western European Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

San FranciscoLisbon
6 AM2 PMLisbon at work
7 AM3 PMLisbon at work
8 AM4 PMLisbon at work
9 AM5 PMSan Francisco at work
10 AM6 PMSan Francisco at work
11 AM7 PMSan Francisco at work
12 PM8 PMSan Francisco at work
1 PM9 PMSan Francisco at work
2 PM10 PMSan Francisco at work
3 PM11 PMSan Francisco at work
4 PM12 AM next daySan Francisco 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:

DatesSan Francisco isBoth at work (San Francisco time)Easiest (San Francisco / Lisbon)
Now to March 14, 20278 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in San Francisco go forward		7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Lisbon go forward		8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Lisbon go back		7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Francisco go back		8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM

Lisbon keeps the same clock as London.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Lisbon when it is 9 AM in San Francisco?
5 PM in Lisbon, while San Francisco is 8 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between San Francisco and Lisbon?
8:30 AM in San Francisco, which is 4:30 PM in Lisbon. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between San Francisco and Lisbon 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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