Portugal, including the mainland and the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores, will transition to daylight saving time in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Therefore, clocks should be set forward by one hour.
In mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira, clocks will advance by one hour at 01:00 on Sunday, becoming 02:00.
In the Autonomous Region of the Azores, the change will be at 00:00, moving to 01:00.
The official time will shift again on October 26 to revert to standard time.
The current time change regime is regulated by a directive from 2000, requiring all clocks to be adjusted by one hour forward and backward, respectively, on the last Sunday of March and October each year, marking the start and end of daylight saving time.
To ease the transition, there are methods to help the body adjust. Learn more.
Notícias ao Minuto | 21:36 – 27/03/2025
