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When do the clocks change? Daylight saving time dates
Next clock change in the United Kingdom
Sunday 28 March 2027
At 01:00 it becomes 02:00: clocks go forward by one hour (British Summer Time begins, one hour less sleep).
In the United States and Canada: Sunday 14 March 2027, at 02:00 local time (clocks go forward).
United Kingdom and Ireland, 2026 – 2030
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday 29 March01:00 → 02:00 | Sunday 25 October02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2027 | Sunday 28 March01:00 → 02:00 | Sunday 31 October02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2028 | Sunday 26 March01:00 → 02:00 | Sunday 29 October02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2029 | Sunday 25 March01:00 → 02:00 | Sunday 28 October02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2030 | Sunday 31 March01:00 → 02:00 | Sunday 27 October02:00 → 01:00 |
European Union (most countries), 2026 – 2030
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday 29 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 25 October03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2027 | Sunday 28 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 31 October03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2028 | Sunday 26 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 29 October03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2029 | Sunday 25 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 28 October03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2030 | Sunday 31 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 27 October03:00 → 02:00 |
Every EU country changes at the same instant (01:00 UTC): 02:00 → 03:00 in Paris or Berlin, 03:00 → 04:00 in Athens or Helsinki.
United States and Canada, 2026 – 2030
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday 8 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 1 November02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2027 | Sunday 14 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 7 November02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2028 | Sunday 12 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 5 November02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2029 | Sunday 11 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 4 November02:00 → 01:00 |
| 2030 | Sunday 10 March02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 3 November02:00 → 01:00 |
Each US time zone changes at 02:00 local time. Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii do not change.
South-eastern Australia, 2026 – 2030
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday 4 October02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 5 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2027 | Sunday 3 October02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 4 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2028 | Sunday 1 October02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 2 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2029 | Sunday 7 October02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 1 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2030 | Sunday 6 October02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 7 April03:00 → 02:00 |
New Zealand, 2026 – 2030
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday 27 September02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 5 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2027 | Sunday 26 September02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 4 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2028 | Sunday 24 September02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 2 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2029 | Sunday 30 September02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 1 April03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2030 | Sunday 29 September02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 7 April03:00 → 02:00 |
The rules
In the United Kingdom and the European Union, summer time starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October, at 01:00 UTC everywhere. The UK moves between GMT (UTC+0) and British Summer Time (UTC+1).
In the United States and most of Canada, daylight saving time has run since 2007 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, at 02:00 local time. North America and Europe therefore do not change on the same weekends: for a few weeks in spring and autumn, the time difference between London and New York is four hours instead of five.
In the southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed: south-eastern Australia and New Zealand put their clocks forward in September or October and back in April.
Will it stop?
The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end seasonal clock changes, but the member states have never agreed on which time to keep, so the current rules still apply. Several countries have given it up on their own: Brazil in 2019, Iran in 2022, Morocco in 2026.
Around the world
| City | Next change |
|---|---|
| London | 28 March 2027 (forward) |
| Paris | 28 March 2027 (forward) |
| New York | 14 March 2027 (forward) |
| Chicago | 14 March 2027 (forward) |
| Los Angeles | 14 March 2027 (forward) |
| Toronto | 14 March 2027 (forward) |
| Mexico City | none planned |
| Sydney | 4 April 2027 (back) |
| Auckland | 4 April 2027 (back) |
| Santiago | 3 April 2027 (back) |
| Cairo | 30 April 2027 (forward) |
| Casablanca | none planned |
| Havana | 7 November 2027 (back) |
Morocco no longer changes its clocks since moving to permanent GMT on 20 September 2026 (what changes). Cuba gave up turning its clocks back on 1 November 2026.
Clock changes by country
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon14 March 2027
- Bermuda14 March 2027
- Bahamas14 March 2027
- Canada14 March 2027
- Haiti14 March 2027
- United States14 March 2027
- Turks and Caicos Islands14 March 2027
- Mexico · some regions14 March 2027
- Israel26 March 2027
- Palestine27 March 2027
- Lebanon28 March 2027
- Albania28 March 2027
- Germany28 March 2027
- Andorra28 March 2027
- Austria28 March 2027
- Belgium28 March 2027
- Bosnia and Herzegovina28 March 2027
- Bulgaria28 March 2027
- Cyprus28 March 2027
- Croatia28 March 2027
- Denmark28 March 2027
- Spain28 March 2027
- Estonia28 March 2027
- Finland28 March 2027
- Gibraltar28 March 2027
- Greenland27 March 2027
- Greece28 March 2027
- Guernsey28 March 2027
- Hungary28 March 2027
- Ireland28 March 2027
- Italy28 March 2027
- Jersey28 March 2027
- Kosovo28 March 2027
- Latvia28 March 2027
- Liechtenstein28 March 2027
- Lithuania28 March 2027
- Luxembourg28 March 2027
- North Macedonia28 March 2027
- Malta28 March 2027
- Moldova28 March 2027
- Monaco28 March 2027
- Montenegro28 March 2027
- Norway28 March 2027
- Netherlands28 March 2027
- Poland28 March 2027
- Portugal28 March 2027
- Romania28 March 2027
- United Kingdom28 March 2027
- San Marino28 March 2027
- Serbia28 March 2027
- Slovakia28 March 2027
- Slovenia28 March 2027
- Switzerland28 March 2027
- Sweden28 March 2027
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen28 March 2027
- Czech Republic28 March 2027
- Ukraine28 March 2027
- Vatican City28 March 2027
- Isle of Man28 March 2027
- Faroe Islands28 March 2027
- Åland Islands28 March 2027
- New Zealand4 April 2027
- Norfolk Island4 April 2027
- Australia4 April 2027
- Chile4 April 2027
- Egypt30 April 2027
- Cuba7 November 2027
- Iranno longer changes
- Jordanno longer changes
- Kazakhstanno longer changes
- Moroccono longer changes
- Paraguayno longer changes
- Western Saharano longer changes
- Syriano longer changes