Where is Portugal?

Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. In addition, Portugal includes two archipelagos in the Atlantic, Azores (Açores) and Madeira Islands.

The capital of Portugal is Lisbon .

conventional long form: Portuguese Republic
conventional short form: Portugal
local long form: Republica Portuguesa
local short form: Portugal

 

Portugal Time: Western European Time (WET)

Western European Time ( WET )

Western European Standard Time = GMT
Western European Summer Time = GMT+1

Current daylight saving dates for Europe

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

• Daylight Saving Time began: Sunday 29 March 2020  01:00 GMT. Clocks went forward one hour.
• Daylight Saving Time ends: Sunday 25 October 2020  01:00 GMT. Clocks go back one hour.

UK and Europe Clock Change Rules

NB: The Azores operate Azores Time.

Portugal (Mainland and Madeira) is in the Western European Time Zone. Western European Standard Time (WET) is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Like most states in Europe, Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Portugal , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour;  1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1).

After the Summer months the time is shifted back by 1 hour to Western European Time (WET) or (GMT).