When do the clocks change?
Under EU law, clocks in all member states go back one hour on the last Sunday in October and go forward on the last Sunday in March.
When do the clocks go forward?
Clocks go forward one hour at 1 a.m. on the last Sunday in March. This means that at 1 am the time on the clock becomes 2 am.
Date clocks go forward in Ireland:
- 31 March 2024
- 30 March 2025
- 29 March 2026
When do the clocks go back?
Clocks go back one hour at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in October. This means that at 2 am the time on the clock becomes 1 am.
Date Clocks go back in Ireland:
- 27 October 2024
- 26 October 2025
- 25 October 2026
Clocks change at the same time in the European Union.
Ireland has the same time as the UK and Portugal. It is one hour behind Central European Time used in most of the European Union.
When do the clocks go back?
Clocks go back one hour at 2.00am on the last Sunday in October: i.e. clocks go back in Europe: 27 October 2024
Clocks go forward one hour at 1.00am on the last Sunday in March. That means 30 March 2025 date clocks go forward in Europe:
Winter will end on Sunday 30 March 2025 at 1.00am GMT.
| year | The clocks are ticking | The clocks are going back |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 March | 27 October |
| 2025 | 30 March | 26 October |
| 2026 | 29 March | 25 October |
The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There is more daylight in the evening and less in the morning (sometimes called daylight saving time).
When the clocks go back, the UK is in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Why does time change?
As the Earth orbits the Sun and changes its exposure, the clocks change to make the most of natural light.
In winter, when it's naturally darker, the time goes back an hour, which means an extra hour curled up in bed. However, during the summer, the 'great stretch of evenings' is enjoyed, as clocks going forward an hour make longer evenings.
The impact of the change varies, with countries that experience more hours of darkness from the equator benefiting more from the system.
Do the clocks change elsewhere?
In the United States and Canada , DST begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
Countries like China, Japan and India do not follow DST.
Australia
In Australia, the clocks go back on the first Sunday in April and the first Sunday in October.
It is now the beginning of summer in Australia . Temperatures begin to warm, and sunsets linger
With the start of summer, when daylight saving begins, clocks will move forward one hour again in most of Australia.
Daylight saving starts at 2.00am AEST on Sunday 6 October 2024 Your clocks will move forward one hour at 2.00am (Australian Eastern Standard Time AEST)
Clocks will move forward one hour. That is, at 2.00 am AEST, the hour hand should move to 3.00 am AEDT.
On Sunday 6 April 2025, your clocks will move back one hour at 3.00am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time AEDT) .
States and territories that observe daylight saving are:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria.
States and territories that do not observe daylight saving are:
- Western Australia
- Queensland
- Northern region.
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