Lisbon to Arenal: time difference
Arenal is 7 h behind Lisbon. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lisbon 10:58 10:58 AM Arenal 03:58 3:58 AM You –:–
10:58 10:58 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:59
03:58 3:58 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
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−7 h
Arenal is 7 h behind Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and Arenal are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇹 Lisbon
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
🇨🇷 Arenal
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 🇨🇷 Arenal |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:58 | 03:58 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:47 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 18:59 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 2,300 |
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Big time differences
Lisbon and Arenal: common questions
What is the time difference between Lisbon and Arenal?
Arenal is 7 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Lisbon is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Arenal when it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon, it is 2:00 AM in Arenal.
What time is it in Arenal at the end of the working day in Lisbon?
The working day in Lisbon ends at 6:00 PM; in Arenal it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Arenal from Lisbon?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Lisbon – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Arenal – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Arenal?
Until 7:00 AM in Lisbon it is still the previous day in Arenal. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Arenal it is already the next day in Lisbon.
Is the time difference between Lisbon and Arenal the same all year?
No. Only Lisbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Arenal will be 6 hours behind Lisbon.
