Portugal
Time now in Santa Cruz
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 07:37Sunset 08:41Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Atlantic/Madeira
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
43,005
Sunrise
07:37
Sunset
08:41
Day length
13h 04m
Coordinates
32.67, -16.83
Time difference from Santa Cruz
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Santa Cruz right now.
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About the time in Santa Cruz
Around 43,005 people live in Santa Cruz, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Santa Cruz 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.
The zone identifier Atlantic/Madeira is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Atlantic/Madeira keeps pointing at Madeira time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Santa Cruz in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Santa Cruz runs from 08:00–16:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Santa Cruz?
- Santa Cruz is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Santa Cruz right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Cruz, updating every second from Atlantic/Madeira (UTC +1).
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