Lisbon to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 9 h ahead of Lisbon. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
13
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+9 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lisbon 05:57 5:57 AM Cairns 14:57 2:57 PM You –:–
05:57 5:57 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 19:07
14:57 2:57 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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+9 h
Cairns is 9 h ahead of Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and Cairns 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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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 7 7 AM 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:57 | 14:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 153,181 |
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Lisbon and Cairns: common questions
How far ahead of Lisbon is Cairns?
Cairns is 9 hours ahead of Lisbon: UTC+10 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon, what time is it in Cairns?
At 9:00 AM in Lisbon, clocks in Cairns show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Cairns at the end of the working day in Lisbon?
The working day in Lisbon ends at 6:00 PM; in Cairns it is 3:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cairns from Lisbon?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Lisbon and in Cairns do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Lisbon it is 6:00 PM in Cairns; when the working day starts in Cairns, it is 12:00 AM in Lisbon.
When does the date change in Cairns compared with Lisbon?
The new day starts in Cairns earlier: at 3:00 PM in Lisbon it is already midnight there. Until 9:00 AM in Cairns, Lisbon is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Lisbon and Cairns change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lisbon but not in Cairns. From October 25, 2026, Cairns will be 10 hours ahead of Lisbon.
