Time Zones in Portugal
Portugal spans one time zone (UTC) among the 2 cities tracked on Live Time Map. All of them observe daylight saving time. See the live local time for each city below, or use the interactive map to compare any of them against your own location.
Portugal facts
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Calling code
- +351
- Time zones on this site
- 1
Clock time and solar time in Portugal
A country's clocks are a political choice, not an astronomical one, so they rarely line up with its own sun. Measured against local solar time, the clock in Lisbon runs 37 minutes ahead of the sun.
Solar noon there falls 37 minutes after 12:00 on the clock.
How much daylight changes through the year
Daylight is governed by latitude, not by the clock. Porto, at 41.2° north, gets 15 hours 9 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year and 9 hours 12 minutes on the shortest.
That swing is the same whatever the clock says, which is why daylight saving moves working hours around inside the day without creating a single extra minute of light.
Cities in Portugal
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Frequently asked questions
How many time zones does Portugal have?
Portugal uses a single time zone among the cities tracked here: UTC.
Does Portugal observe daylight saving time?
Yes, the cities tracked here all observe daylight saving time.
Do clocks in Portugal match the sun?
Clocks and the sun are not the same thing. In Lisbon the clock runs 37 minutes ahead of local solar time, so midday on the clock is not the moment the sun is highest.
How much does daylight change through the year in Portugal?
In Porto, the longest day of the year has 15 hours 9 minutes of daylight and the shortest has 9 hours 12 minutes.