Timezones

The timezones 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 25th, 2020 at 2:00 to standard time.


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Timezones by region

RegionTimezoneDaylight saving timeUTC
AzoresAzores Time (AZOT)Azores Summer Time (AZOST)-1
MadeiraWestern European Time (WET)Western European Summertime (WEST)+0
LisbonWestern European Time (WET)Western European Summertime (WEST)+0


The next clock changes in Lisbon

DateLocal timeChange
Mar 29, 20201:00 am+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 25, 20202:00 am-1 hour to standard time
Mar 28, 20211:00 am+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 31, 20212:00 am-1 hour to standard time
Mar 27, 20221:00 am+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 30, 20222:00 am-1 hour to standard time
Mar 26, 20231:00 am+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 29, 20232:00 am-1 hour to standard time
Mar 31, 20241:00 am+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 27, 20242:00 am-1 hour to standard time

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