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In small parts of Portugal
| Country: | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Long Name: | Portuguese Republic |
| Abbreviations: | PT, PRT |
| Capital: | Lisbon |
| Time Zones: | 2 |
| Dial Code: | +351 |
Note: Only some parts of Portugal used DST in 1972.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 1972
Portugal observed Azores Summer Time (AZOST) all year.
DST was not in use in 1972.
DST in Locations in Portugal in 1972 (29 Locations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | No DST | Évora | No DST | Ponta Delgada | No DST |
| Alcobaça | No DST | Faro | No DST | Portalegre | No DST |
| Amadora | No DST | Funchal | No DST | Portimão | No DST |
| Angra do Heroísmo | No DST | Guarda | No DST | Porto | No DST |
| Aveiro | No DST | Guimarães | No DST | Quarteira | No DST |
| Beja | No DST | Horta | No DST | Setúbal | No DST |
| Braga | No DST | Leiria | No DST | Viana do Castelo | No DST |
| Cascais | No DST | Lisbon | No DST | Vila Nova de Gaia | No DST |
| Castelo Branco | No DST | Loures | No DST | Viseu | No DST |
| Coimbra | No DST | Miranda do Douro | No DST | ||
Daylight Saving Time History in Portugal
- Portugal first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
- Portugal has observed DST for 105 years between 1916 and 2025.
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1933.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics