Portugal Time Zones

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What time zone is it in Portugal?

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Time zones in Portugal
Western European Time and UTC−1

Both halves switch to summer time on the European Union dates, so the gap of one hour between Lisbon and the Azores holds all year.

The zones in Portugal: Western European Time and UTC−1.

Time Zone Facts

Time zones
Western European Time and UTC−1
Number of zones
2
Offsets
UTC−1 – UTC
Clock changes
daylight time from March 29, 2026 and standard time from October 25, 2026
Daylight saving time in effect now
Yes

The Parts and Their Zones

Part Time zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
the mainland and Madeira — Lisbon, Porto and FunchalWestern European TimeUTC UTC+1
the Azores, an hour behind the mainlandUTC−1UTC−1 UTC

Time Difference

UTC
1 hour ahead
Eastern Time
5 hours ahead
Central Time
6 hours ahead
Mountain Time
7 hours ahead
Pacific Time
8 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK−3 in standard time, MSK−2 in daylight time

The difference is calculated for the part «the mainland and Madeira — Lisbon, Porto and Funchal».

Current time in Portugal

UTC+1 — add 1 hour to UTC
the mainland and Madeira — Lisbon, Porto and Funchal

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Time Zones: Countries

PlaceTime zone
BelarusUTC+3
BrazilUTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5
CanadaNewfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
ChinaUTC+8
ColombiaUTC−5
Czech RepublicCentral European Time
EgyptEastern European Time
FinlandEastern European Time
FranceCentral European Time
Georgia (country)UTC+4
GermanyCentral European Time
GreeceEastern European Time
IndiaIndia Standard Time
IndonesiaUTC+7, UTC+8 and UTC+9
IrelandIrish Time
IsraelIsrael Time
ItalyCentral European Time
JapanJapan Standard Time
JordanUTC+3
KazakhstanUTC+5
KyrgyzstanUTC+6
MalaysiaUTC+8
MexicoMexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
MozambiqueUTC+2
NetherlandsCentral European Time
New ZealandNew Zealand Time
ParaguayUTC−3
PortugalWestern European Time and UTC−1
RussiaKaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Omsk Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Irkutsk Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Magadan Time and Kamchatka Time
SerbiaCentral European Time
South AfricaSouth Africa Standard Time
South KoreaKorea Standard Time
SpainCentral European Time and Western European Time
ThailandUTC+7
TurkeyUTC+3
UkraineEastern European Time
United KingdomGreenwich Mean Time
United StatesEastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time, Pacific Time, Alaska Time and Hawaii–Aleutian Time
UzbekistanUTC+5
VietnamUTC+7

FAQ

What time zone is it in Portugal?

Time zones in Portugal Western European Time and UTC−1

Is daylight saving time observed in Portugal?

Yes. This year the clocks there go to daylight time from March 29, 2026 and standard time from October 25, 2026.

How many time zones are there in Portugal?

There are 2 of them, from UTC−1 to UTC: Western European Time and UTC−1.

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