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Time Change 2024 in the United Kingdom

Next change:
Mar
31
1 hour Forward

Mar 31, 2024, 1:00 am

Country: United Kingdom
Long Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Abbreviations: UK, GBR
Capital: London
Time Zones: 1 (Main Country)
Total Time Zones: 9 (with dependencies)
Dial Code: +44

Mar 31

Forward 1 hour

Mar 31, 2024 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, March 31, 2024, 1:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 31, 2024, 2:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 31, 2024 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
DST Start in Europe 2024

Oct 27

Back 1 hour

Oct 27, 2024 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Oct 27, 2024 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027

When Does DST Start and End in the UK?

Daylight Saving Time (DST), or summer time, as it is known as in the UK, starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October.

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of United Kingdom

DependencyTypeDaylight Saving Time Period
AnguillaOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
BermudaOverseas territoryMar 10 – Nov 3 (Different dates than United Kingdom)
British Indian Ocean TerritoryOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
British Virgin IslandsOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
Cayman IslandsOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
Falkland IslandsOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
GibraltarOverseas territoryMar 31 – Oct 27 (Same dates as United Kingdom)
GuernseyCrown dependencyMar 31 – Oct 27 (Same dates as United Kingdom)
Isle of ManCrown dependencyMar 31 – Oct 27 (Same dates as United Kingdom)
JerseyCrown dependencyMar 31 – Oct 27 (Same dates as United Kingdom)
MontserratOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
Pitcairn IslandsOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint HelenaOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.Overseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
Turks and Caicos IslandsOverseas territoryMar 10 – Nov 3 (Different dates than United Kingdom)

Daylight Saving Time History in United Kingdom