The local current is 220 AC and the connection is made by a two-pin plug.
Travellers from the USA will require a voltage converter.
Travellers from the UK will require a plug adapter and this is best bought at home as they are hard to find in Madeira. |
The islands of the Madeira archipelago operate on the 24-hour clock, which can be quite confusing for those who are accustomed to 'am' & 'pm'.
Madeira maintains Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/UTC) as summer time.
Clocks are always put forward one hour on the last Sunday of March and back one hour on the last Sunday of October according to the rules of the European Union. |
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