Clocks changing in Portugal

Mainland Portugal and the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores will move their clocks forward one hour in the early hours of Sunday, March 31.

In mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira, will move forward one hour when it is 01:00, becoming 02:00.

In the Autonomous Region of the Azores, the change will be made at 00:00, changing to 01:00.

The current time change is regulated by a directive (community law) from 2000, which provides that every year clocks are, respectively, moved forward and backward by one hour on the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October, marking the start and end of daylight saving time.