Lisbon to Kocaeli: time difference
Kocaeli is 2 h ahead of 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 01:01 1:01 AM Kocaeli 03:01 3:01 AM You –:–
01:01 1:01 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:48 · 🌙 18:57
03:01 3:01 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:17
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+2 h
Kocaeli is 2 h ahead of Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and Kocaeli 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
🇹🇷 Kocaeli
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 🇹🇷 Kocaeli |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:01 | 03:01 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:48 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 18:57 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 2,079,072 |
Compare Lisbon with another city
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Big time differences
Lisbon and Kocaeli: common questions
How far ahead of Lisbon is Kocaeli?
Kocaeli is 2 hours ahead of Lisbon: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon, what time is it in Kocaeli?
At 9:00 AM in Lisbon, clocks in Kocaeli show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lisbon, what time is it in Kocaeli?
At 6:00 PM in Lisbon, clocks in Kocaeli show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Kocaeli from Lisbon?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Lisbon – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kocaeli – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kocaeli compared with Lisbon?
The new day starts in Kocaeli earlier: at 10:00 PM in Lisbon it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Kocaeli, Lisbon is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Lisbon and Kocaeli the same all year?
No. Only Lisbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Kocaeli will be 3 hours ahead of Lisbon.
