When does time change in European time changes?

European Summer Time begins in the Europe on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October. This is due to the fact that during the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.

European Summer Time causes changes in the names and acronyms used to identify the current local time in each time zone.

For example: Central European Time (CET) changes to Central European Summer Time (CEST), or Western European Time (WET) switching to Western European Summer Time (WEST), and so on.

Start	End
29 March 2026	25 October 2026
28 March 2027	31 October 2027
26 March 2028	29 October 2028
25 March 2029	28 October 2029

When is European Summer Time in 2026?

Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts on most European Countries on March 29, 2026. Clocks go forward one hour in Europe on October 25, 2026 at 01:00 UTC.

• Daylight Savings Time starts on March 29, 2026 at 01:00 UTC. The clocks went forward by one hour.
• Daylight Saving Time ends on October 25, 2026 at 01:00 UTC. The clock time will go back one hour.

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