Porto, Portugal · UTC+1
Convert time from Porto
Porto is in the Western European Time timezone (WET/UTC+0 in winter, WEST/UTC+1 in summer), matching London’s clock despite sitting on the Iberian Peninsula alongside Spain.
Porto’s sunset in summer comes late, close to 9:15pm at the June solstice. This is later than it should be for a city at 41 degrees north running on UTC+1. By solar geography, Porto is closer in longitude to Iceland than to central Europe. But it follows Western European Summer Time in summer, pushing the daylight well into the evening.
Portugal uses Western European Time, UTC+0 in winter (WET) and UTC+1 in summer (WEST), matching the UK’s schedule rather than Spain’s, despite sharing the Iberian Peninsula. This means winter Porto is on the same clock as London, and summer Porto is one hour behind Madrid.
The Douro River divides Porto from Vila Nova de Gaia, where the port wine lodges age their barrels. The wine comes from the Douro Valley to the east and crosses the Dom Luís I Bridge into the city. The bridge, a double-decked iron arch from 1886, is the most photographed clock-free landmark in a city that has learned to market the view.
the ribeira and Atlantic evenings
The ribeira, the old quayside district, is medieval in layout and contemporary in energy. Wine bars stay open late. The Atlantic is 5 kilometers west, the influence of the ocean moderating temperature and extending the comfortable outdoor hours from May through October.
9am in Porto is 9am in London in winter, same time, matching clocks.
Sources
Read more about time in Portugal →Same time as Porto
Compare Porto with
Questions about time in Porto
- What timezone is Porto in?
- Porto is in Western European Time (WET), using the IANA timezone
Europe/Lisbon. The standard UTC offset is UTC+0 in winter. During daylight saving time (summer), it becomes Western European Summer Time (WEST) at UTC+1. - Does Porto observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Porto observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 29 and fall back one hour on Sunday, October 25. During DST, the UTC offset shifts from UTC+0 to UTC+1.
- What is the current UTC offset for Porto?
- Porto is currently at UTC+1. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Porto and New York?
- Porto is currently 5 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Porto and Los Angeles?
- Porto is currently 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Porto and Tokyo?
- Porto is currently 8 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Porto transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Porto?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Porto is
Europe/Lisbon. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Europe/Lisbon' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Europe/Lisbon')`), or any IANA-compatible library.