
Timezones and time changes in Portugal
There are several timezones in Portugal. Countries with a large distance from West to East are often devided into two or more timezones to adjust daytimes to the position of the sun. Timezones are always computed relatively to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated".In Portugal exists a time difference of 1 hour between the East and the West. They have a nationwide clock change from standard time to daylight saving time, where the clocks are switched forward by 1 hour in summer.
The next clock change in Lisbon will be on October 31st, 2021 at 2:00 to standard time.
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Timezones by region
Region | UTC | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
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Azores | -1 | Azores Time (AZOT) | Azores Summer Time (AZOST) |
Madeira | +0 | Western European Time (WET) | Western European Summertime (WEST) |
Lisbon | +0 | Western European Time (WET) | Western European Summertime (WEST) |

The next clock changes in Lisbon
Date | Local time | Change |
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Oct 25, 2020 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 28, 2021 | 1:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 31, 2021 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 27, 2022 | 1:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 30, 2022 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 26, 2023 | 1:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 29, 2023 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 31, 2024 | 1:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 27, 2024 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 30, 2025 | 1:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |