Mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores will turn their clocks back one hour early on Sunday, October 26th, marking the beginning of winter. The time change will occur at 02:00, so don’t forget to adjust your clocks by 60 minutes.
In the Autonomous Region of the Azores, the change will be made at 01:00 am on Sunday.
Summertime will officially start on the 29th of March 2026.
The current time change regime is regulated by a directive (EU law) from 2000, which provides that every year the clocks are, respectively, advanced and wound back by one hour on the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October, marking the beginning and end of daylight saving time.
Samantha Gannon
info at madeira-weekly.com
