Portugal
Time now in Ponta do Sol
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 07:36Sunset 08:46Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Atlantic/Madeira
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
8,862
Sunrise
07:36
Sunset
08:46
Day length
13h 10m
Coordinates
32.71, -17.10
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About the time in Ponta do Sol
Around 8,862 people live in Ponta do Sol, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Ponta do Sol runs on Atlantic/Madeira, which puts the city UTC +1 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Ponta do Sol is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +1 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Ponta do Sol
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Atlantic/Madeira, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Ponta do Sol?
- Ponta do Sol is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Ponta do Sol right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Ponta do Sol, updating every second from Atlantic/Madeira (UTC +1).
- Which time zone is Ponta do Sol in?
- Ponta do Sol uses Atlantic/Madeira, currently UTC +1.
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