Cotonou to Lisbon: time difference
Lisbon is 1 h behind Cotonou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cotonou 22:22 10:22 PM Lisbon 21:22 9:22 PM You –:–
22:22 10:22 PM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:31
21:22 9:22 PM
Western European Standard Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:08 · 🌙 17:34
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−1 h
Lisbon is 1 h behind Cotonou.
When you, Cotonou 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
🇧🇯 Cotonou
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
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇯 Cotonou | 🇵🇹 Lisbon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:22 | 21:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Time | Western European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cotonou | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | Europe/Lisbon |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 07:08 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 17:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 780,000 | 545,923 |
Compare Cotonou with another city
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Cotonou and Lisbon: common questions
What is the time difference between Cotonou and Lisbon?
Lisbon is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+0, while Cotonou is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou, what time is it in Lisbon?
At 9:00 AM in Cotonou, clocks in Lisbon show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Lisbon at the end of the working day in Cotonou?
The working day in Cotonou ends at 6:00 PM; in Lisbon it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Lisbon from Cotonou?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cotonou – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lisbon – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cotonou is it still yesterday in Lisbon?
Before 1:00 AM in Cotonou, the date in Lisbon has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Lisbon, it is already the next day in Cotonou.
Is the time difference between Cotonou and Lisbon the same all year?
No. Only Lisbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Lisbon and Cotonou will have the same time.
