 | Daylight Saving Time in Portugal |
The clocks change twice a year moving from winter (standard) time to summer time and back. Find out when, and how Portugal's time relates to the rest of the world.
In 1996 the European Union (EU) standardized an EU-wide Summertime, or Daylight
Saving Time (DST).
The EU's version of Daylight Savings runs from the last Sunday
in March (when the clocks go forward by an hour) through to the last Sunday in
October (when they go back by an hour).
- In 2009 clocks went forward by one hour on the night of 28-29 March
- They go back again on the night of 24-25 October
- In 2010 clocks go forward by one hour on the night of 27-28 March
If dealing with other countries, it can be helpful to know how the different
varieties of DST (for those countries that use the system) map on to each other. Most countries adjust their clocks at some time between
midnight and 03:00.
Note: Many countries and territories change days of transitions to DST from year to year
and some do not employ it every year.
| Continent | Country | Beginning and ending days |
|---|
| Europe
| European Union and rest of Europe (except Iceland) | Start:
02:00 last Sunday in March
End: 02:00 last Sunday in October |
| Russia | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in April
End: 02:00 last Sunday in October |
| Greenland | Start:
22:00 last Saturday in March
End: 22:00 last Saturday in
October |
| North & Central America
| United States (except
Arizona), Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, St-Pierre, Miquelon, Turks and
Caicos | Start:
02:00 second Sunday in March
End: 02:00 first Sunday in November |
| Mexico (except Sonora) | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in April
End:
02:00 last Sunday in October |
| Cuba (subject to
change) | Start:
00:00 on 8 March 2009
End: 01:00 on 25 October 2009 |
| South America | Brazil
(some states): Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Matto Grosso, Matto Grosso do Sul, Distrito Federal | Start:
00:00 on third Sunday in October
End: 00:00 on third Sunday in February |
| Chile | Start:
00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 October
End: 00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 March |
| Falkland Islands | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in September
End: 02:00 third
Sunday in April |
| Paraguay, Uruguay | Start:
00:00 third Sunday in October
End: 00:00 second Sunday in March |
| Argentina | Start: 00:00 third Sunday in
October
End: 00:00 Sunday in mid-March |
| Africa | Egypt | Start:
Last Thursday in September
End: Last Thursday in April |
|---|
| Mauritius | Start: Last
Sunday in October
End: Last Sunday in March |
| Namibia | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in September
End: 02:00 first Sunday in April |
| Tunisia
(changes annually; DST may not be observed) | DST
not observed in 2009 |
| Asia
| Pakistan (changes annually) | Start: 00:00 on 1 June
2008
End: 00:00 on 31 October 2008 |
|---|
| Israel
(changes annually) | End: 02:00 on
the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Start: 02:00 on the Friday before 2 April |
| Lebanon | Start: Last Sunday in March
End:
Last Sunday in October |
| Syria
(may change annually) | Start:
00:00 first Friday in March
End: 00:00 1 November |
| Australasia
| Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Victoria,
Tasmania,
South Australia, Victoria, Lord Howe Island,
New Zealand,
Chatham Island | Start: 03:00 first Sunday in
October
End: 03:00 first Sunday in April |
|---|
| Western
Australia | Start: 03:00
last Sunday in March
End: 03:00 last Sunday in October |
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