Time in Portugal
The current local time in Portugal, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
Mainland Portugal keeps Western European Time (UTC+0, the same clock as the UK) and moves to UTC+1 for summer daylight saving; the Azores sit one hour further west. A search for “time in Portuguese” almost always means exactly this — the current time in Portugal — which in the Portuguese language is read as “são [N] horas” (e.g. são três horas for 3 o'clock).
Portugal uses UTC+0 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC+1 in summer when daylight saving time is active.
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FAQ
What time is it in Portugal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Portugal, refreshed every second. Portugal is on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer, and the clock is calculated directly from that official time zone so it always accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
What time zone is Portugal in?
Portugal uses UTC+0 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC+1 in summer when daylight saving time is active. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Portugal time into your own local time instantly.
Does Portugal observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Portugal moves its clocks forward by one hour in summer (to UTC+1) and back in winter (to UTC+0). This page recomputes the offset live, so the clock and conversions above are always correct for the current date without you needing to remember the switch dates.
How do I convert Portugal time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given Portugal time is where you are. For planning a call across several cities at once, open the World Clock meeting planner, which lays out a colour-coded 24-hour grid.
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