Alajuela to Lisbon: time difference
Lisbon is 7 h ahead of Alajuela. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+7 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Alajuela 05:24 5:24 AM Lisbon 12:24 12:24 PM You –:–
05:24 5:24 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:20
12:24 12:24 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:59
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+7 h
Lisbon is 7 h ahead of Alajuela.
When you, Alajuela and Lisbon are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Alajuela
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇵🇹 Lisbon
7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Alajuela | 🇵🇹 Lisbon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:24 | 12:24 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Alajuela | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Lisbon |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 07:47 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 545,923 |
Compare Alajuela with another city
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Alajuela and Lisbon: common questions
How many hours ahead of Alajuela is Lisbon?
The clocks in Lisbon are 7 hours ahead of those in Alajuela (UTC+1 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Alajuela, what time is it in Lisbon?
At 9:00 AM in Alajuela, clocks in Lisbon show 4:00 PM.
What time is it in Lisbon when it is 6:00 PM in Alajuela?
When it is 6:00 PM in Alajuela, it is 1:00 AM (the next day) in Lisbon.
When is a good time to call Lisbon from Alajuela?
Between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM in Alajuela – that is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lisbon – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lisbon compared with Alajuela?
The new day starts in Lisbon earlier: at 5:00 PM in Alajuela it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Lisbon, Alajuela is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Alajuela and Lisbon the same all year?
No. Only Lisbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Lisbon will be 6 hours ahead of Alajuela.
