Lisbon to Zanzibar: time difference
Zanzibar 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 04:24 4:24 AM Zanzibar 06:24 6:24 AM You –:–
04:24 4:24 AM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 19:07
06:24 6:24 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
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+2 h
Zanzibar is 2 h ahead of Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon and Zanzibar 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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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 | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:24 | 06:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Summer Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | Africa/Dar es Salaam |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 12 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 709,809 |
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Big time differences
Lisbon and Zanzibar: common questions
What is the time difference between Lisbon and Zanzibar?
Zanzibar is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Lisbon is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon, what time is it in Zanzibar?
At 9:00 AM in Lisbon, clocks in Zanzibar show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Zanzibar when it is 6:00 PM in Lisbon?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lisbon, it is 8:00 PM in Zanzibar.
When do working hours in Lisbon and in Zanzibar overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lisbon, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Zanzibar.
From what time in Lisbon is it tomorrow in Zanzibar?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Lisbon, the date in Zanzibar has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Zanzibar, it is still the previous day in Lisbon.
Is the time difference between Lisbon and Zanzibar the same all year?
No. Only Lisbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Zanzibar will be 3 hours ahead of Lisbon.
