Lisbon to Guanacaste: time difference
Guanacaste 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Lisbon 06:28 6:28 AM Guanacaste 23:28 11:28 PM You –:–
06:28 6:28 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:59
23:28 11:28 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:25
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−7 h
Guanacaste is 7 h behind Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and Guanacaste 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
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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 | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:28 | 23:28 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 05:31 |
| Sunset | 18:59 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 1,823 |
Compare Lisbon with another city
More comparisons with Lisbon: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Lisbon and Guanacaste: common questions
How many hours behind Lisbon is Guanacaste?
The clocks in Guanacaste are 7 hours behind those in Lisbon (UTC−6 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Guanacaste at the start of the working day in Lisbon?
The working day in Lisbon starts at 9:00 AM; in Guanacaste it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lisbon, what time is it in Guanacaste?
At 6:00 PM in Lisbon, clocks in Guanacaste show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Guanacaste from Lisbon?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Lisbon – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Guanacaste – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Guanacaste compared with Lisbon?
The new day starts in Guanacaste later: until 7:00 AM in Lisbon, it is still the previous day there. From 5:00 PM in Guanacaste, Lisbon is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Lisbon and Guanacaste change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lisbon. From October 25, 2026, Guanacaste will be 6 hours behind Lisbon.
