Lisbon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: time difference
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1 h ahead of Lisbon. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
08
- West Africa Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:52 · 12 h 17 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lisbon 17:46 5:46 PM Democratic Republic of the Congo 18:46 6:46 PM You –:–
17:46 5:46 PM
Western European Standard Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 17:33
18:46 6:46 PM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:52
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+1 h
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1 h ahead of Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:46 | 18:46 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Standard Time | West Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Africa/Kinshasa |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:09 | 05:35 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 10 h 23 min | 12 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 105,789,731 |
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Lisbon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: common questions
How far ahead of Lisbon is the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1 hour ahead of Lisbon: UTC+1 against UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon, what time is it in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
At 9:00 AM in Lisbon, clocks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the end of the working day in Lisbon?
The working day in Lisbon ends at 6:00 PM; in the Democratic Republic of the Congo it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Lisbon?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Lisbon – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in the Democratic Republic of the Congo compared with Lisbon?
The new day starts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier: at 11:00 PM in Lisbon it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lisbon is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Lisbon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lisbon but not in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From March 28, 2027, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lisbon will have the same time.
