This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Portugal
Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
Type ECEE 7/5Earthed
Type FCEE 7/3 (Schuko)Earthed
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50 Hz
Earthed sockets
Type E, Type F
Type E sockets survive only in very old installations; everything current is Type F.
What you need, by where you are coming from
Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Arriving from most of continental EuropePlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
Portuguese sockets are Type Schuko at 230 V, with a few Type outlets left in very old buildings.
Sockets in Portugal are Type and at 230 V, 50 Hz - the round Schuko outlet, the same as Spain and most of continental Europe.
A Europlug fits every socket in the country.
Type sockets survive only in very old installations, and a Portuguese plug works in both, so it is not something to plan around.
British, American and Australian plugs need an adapter.
230 V, so American 120 V-only equipment needs a converter.
Older Lisbon and Porto buildings often have one socket per room and no earth behind it - fine for a charger, worth knowing before you plan to run a hair dryer and a kettle at once.
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