Time Change 1913 in the United Kingdom

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

Dependency	Type	Daylight Saving Time Period
Anguilla	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Bermuda	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
British Indian Ocean Territory	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
British Virgin Islands	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Cayman Islands	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Falkland Islands	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Gibraltar	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Guernsey	Crown dependency	No Daylight Saving Time
Isle of Man	Crown dependency	No Daylight Saving Time
Jersey	Crown dependency	No Daylight Saving Time
Montserrat	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Pitcairn Islands	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Saint Helena	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Turks and Caicos Islands	Overseas territory	No Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time History in United Kingdom

• United Kingdom first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
• United Kingdom has observed DST for 109 years between 1916 and 2024.
• See Worldwide DST Statistics

History of DST and time zones in the UK

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