Current time in the Atlantic/Azores time zone

Atlantic/Azores is an IANA time zone used in Portugal. It is on standard time now, UTC−1, until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Atlantic/Azores at a glance

How Atlantic/Azores keeps time

Atlantic/Azores switches between two offsets: UTC−1 for standard time and UTC+0 for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in Atlantic/Azores

The base offset of this zone changed in 1993, from UTC+0 to UTC−1. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Countries and cities on Atlantic/Azores

Atlantic/Azores is used in Portugal. None of the cities in our list follow it.

Atlantic/Azores compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC−1 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Atlantic/Azores today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• Atlantic/Cape_Verde

Using Atlantic/Azores in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Atlantic/Azores, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC−1 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Atlantic/Azores:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Atlantic/Azores', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Atlantic/Azores'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Atlantic/Azores')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Atlantic/Azores date

Tools for time in Atlantic/Azores

• Convert a time to or from Atlantic/Azores: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Atlantic/Azores to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Atlantic/Azores and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.