Time difference between Lisbon and Warsaw

The gap holds all year

Neither city changes its clocks — Lisbon goes forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October and Warsaw goes forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October — so 1 hour is the difference in January and in July alike. That is worth knowing about this pair specifically, because most international pairs do move and a recurring meeting between them does not need checking twice a year.

About Lisbon and Warsaw

Portugal keeps UTC, an hour behind neighbouring Spain despite sitting further west than most of it. The country tried Central European Time from 1992 to 1996 and abandoned it after schoolchildren were leaving home in the dark, which is the clearest natural experiment anyone has run on the question.

Poland sits at the eastern edge of Central European Time, so its clocks run further from the sun than any other country in the zone — sunrise in Warsaw in December is after 7:40 while Madrid, three time-zone-widths west, is on the same clock.

What 1 hour actually costs you

This is an easy pair. 7 hours of the working day are shared, which is enough for a standing meeting at a time neither side has to think about. 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Lisbon lands inside office hours at both ends.

When they can both be at their desks

Nine-to-five in both cities overlaps for 7 hours — 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lisbon, the same moment as 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Warsaw.

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How far apart Lisbon and Warsaw are

The shortest path over the Earth's surface between the two is 2,759 km (1,714 miles). That is a short flight — about 3 hours 50 minutes in the air along that line.

A gap of 1 hour is small enough that most people adjust within a day or two, and short enough that it rarely disrupts a trip.

Lisbon to Warsaw, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 1 hour.

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