Right now, local time in Faro is 11:47 (GMT+0, UTC+00:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Faro ranks #8883 worldwide by population and #14 in Portugal.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon GMT+0
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 10h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 37m (winter) – 14h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Faro — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 37.0187° N, 7.9272° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Faro
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Population
- 70,347 · #8883 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Faro through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.02° S, 172.07° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dargaville, New Zealand, about 202 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:47 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Faro today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 97.0° from north (E (97°))
Full prayer timetable for Faro — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Faro sits in the Europe/Lisbon time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 962 cities we cover in Portugal.
Faro's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,557 km away; even Sydney lies some 18,097 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.02° N, 7.93° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 04:47 | −7h |
| Chicago | 06:47 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 08:47 | −3h |
| London | 11:47 | same time |
| Paris | 12:47 | +1h |
| Moscow | 14:47 | +3h |
| Dubai | 15:47 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 17:17 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:47 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 19:47 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 20:47 | +9h |
| Sydney | 22:47 | +11h |
Best time to call Faro
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Faro local time:
Distances from Faro
| Paris | 1,557 km | NNE (29°) |
| London | 1,724 km | NNE (18°) |
| Moscow | 3,967 km | NE (44°) |
| Dubai | 6,048 km | E (83°) |
| Chicago | 6,611 km | WNW (302°) |
| São Paulo | 7,861 km | SW (217°) |
| Mumbai | 7,952 km | E (80°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,322 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,056 km | NE (53°) |
| Tokyo | 11,267 km | NNE (26°) |
| Singapore | 11,826 km | ENE (75°) |
| Sydney | 18,097 km | E (86°) |
Cities near Faro
- Estói9 km · 11:47
- Olhão8 km · 11:47
- Santa Bárbara de Nexe10 km · 11:47
- Quelfes10 km · 11:47
- Almancil12 km · 11:47
- Laranjeiro12 km · 11:47
- São Brás de Alportel15 km · 11:47
- Loulé16 km · 11:47
FAQ
What time is it in Faro right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Faro (Portugal), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Faro in?
Faro runs on the Europe/Lisbon IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT+0.
Does Faro observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Faro today?
Faro sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 10h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Faro tonight?
The moon phase over Faro tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Faro?
The antipode of Faro — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.02° S, 172.07° E. It falls on land, near Dargaville, New Zealand, about 202 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Faro?
Faro lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Faro?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Faro, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.