Lisbon to North Korea: time difference
North Korea is 8 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Lisbon 12:26 12:26 PM North Korea 20:26 8:26 PM You –:–
12:26 12:26 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 19:07
20:26 8:26 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:08
·
+8 h
North Korea is 8 h ahead of Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and North Korea 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
🇰🇵 North Korea
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 🇰🇵 North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:26 | 20:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Asia/Pyongyang |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 26,418,204 |
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 North Korea: common questions
What is the time difference between Lisbon and North Korea?
North Korea is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+9, while Lisbon is on UTC+1.
What time is it in North Korea when it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon, it is 5:00 PM in North Korea.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lisbon, what time is it in North Korea?
At 6:00 PM in Lisbon, clocks in North Korea show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call North Korea from Lisbon?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Lisbon – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in North Korea – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in North Korea?
From 4:00 PM in Lisbon it is already the next day in North Korea. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in North Korea it is still the previous day in Lisbon.
Is the time difference between Lisbon and North Korea the same all year?
No. Only Lisbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, North Korea will be 9 hours ahead of Lisbon.
