What time zone is Faro in?

Faro is in Western European Standard Time (UTC/UTC+1), Europe/Lisbon. Standard time is UTC.

Does Faro use daylight saving time?

Yes. Faro changes between UTC and UTC+1 during the year.

What is the time difference between Faro and UTC?

Faro is UTC in standard time and UTC+1 during daylight saving time.

Time in Faro

Western European Standard Time (UTC, UTC)

Current local time: 20:17

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+1.

Current local time in Faro: 20:17 · 10 Nov 2026

Faro time zone

Time zone

UTC+0 · UTC+0standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+1 (UTC+1) - in 138 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

Portugal has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Faro uses Western European Standard Time.

UTC+0 · UTC+0Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Leiria and moreUses daylight saving time
UTC-1 · UTC-1AzoresUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Faro

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Faro
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	20:17	Same time	Compare Faro and London
New York	15:17	5 h behind	Compare Faro and New York
Los Angeles	12:17	8 h behind	Compare Faro and Los Angeles
Berlin	21:17	1 h ahead	Compare Faro and Berlin
Dubai	00:17+1 day	4 h ahead	Compare Faro and Dubai
New Delhi	01:47+1 day	5 h 30 min ahead	Compare Faro and New Delhi
Singapore	04:17+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Faro and Singapore
Tokyo	05:17+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Faro and Tokyo
Sydney	07:17+1 day	11 h ahead	Compare Faro and Sydney
Copenhagen	21:17	1 h ahead	Compare Faro and Copenhagen

Sun in Faro today

Daylight

10h 21m today - 4h 22m less than the longest day and 0h 44m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Faro

City facts

Country: Portugal
Region: Faro
Population: 70,347
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 37.0187°, -7.9272°

Public holidays in Portugal

Holidays

Dec12026
Restauração da Independência
Tuesday · in 21 days
National
Dec82026
Immaculate Conception
Tuesday · in 28 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 136 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Faro

Airports

FAO
Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
4 km west
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Abidjanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Bamakomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Dakarmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kumasimatches until 28 Mar 2027
Ouagadougoumatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lomématches until 28 Mar 2027
Accramatches until 28 Mar 2027
Conakrymatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Huelva92 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Sanlúcar de Barrameda143 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Cadiz156 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
El Puerto de Santa María158 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Jerez de la Frontera164 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
San Fernando165 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Évora172 km · Same time
Chiclana de la Frontera172 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Casablanca383 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Madrid526 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Faro in?: Faro uses Europe/Lisbon: UTC+0 (UTC+0).
02Does Faro have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+1 (UTC+1) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Faro and London?: Faro is same time relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Faro from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 11:00-12:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Faro.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Faro in?: Faro is in Western European Standard Time (UTC/UTC+1), Europe/Lisbon. Standard time is UTC.
02Does Faro use daylight saving time?: Yes. Faro changes between UTC and UTC+1 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Faro and UTC?: Faro is UTC in standard time and UTC+1 during daylight saving time.

Time in Faro

Restauração da Independência

Immaculate Conception

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now