Europe Ends DST 2025

Map illustration of Europe showing the different time zones, each marked in a separate color. — The striped areas on the map will change their clocks on October 26, 2025.
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When Do Clocks Change in Europe?

Clocks in most European countries are turned back by 1 hour at 01:00 UTC on October 26, 2025.

Since Europe spans several time zones, the switch from summer time to standard time (also known as winter time or normal time) occurs at different local times—see table further down.

DST in Europe starts again on Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Check your local time for the Europe DST end 2025

DST Guide 2025

Published: Sep 11, 2025

EU Reconsiders Ending Daylight Saving Time

In 2019, the European Parliament voted in favor of ending the practice of changing clocks twice a year, but the proposal has not been implemented. As of March 2025, the European Commission has confirmed that the plan remains under review.

EU Member states and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have time to submit their responses before a final decision will be made. Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, a spokesperson for the European Commission, says:

It is not yet a definitive decision, but we will carefully consider their feedback before making a final determination.

Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, March 2025

eutoday.net

This means the future of Daylight Saving Time in the EU is still uncertain, and the current system—changing clocks on the last Sunday in March and October—remains in place until further notice.

EU Debates Future of DST

EU reconsiders ending Daylight Saving Time, leaving the future of twice-yearly clock changes across the bloc uncertain.

Published: Aug 22, 2025

Shorter than in the US and Canada

The US and Canada will end DST a week after Europe, on November 2, 2025.

US clock change in detail

DST in Europe is 21 or 28 days shorter than in the US and Canada, depending on the year.

Will Trump End DST?

Momentum is growing to end clock changes in the US.

Published: Dec 17, 2024

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Daylight Saving Time in Europe

European countries coordinate their time changes. Under current EU law, DST starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October.

Participating countries are:

The European Union (EU), including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Bulgaria.
Most other European countries, including the United Kingdom, Norway, and Switzerland.

Countries that do not have DST include Russia, Iceland, and Belarus.

Current local times in Europe

Time Zone during DST	DST Ends	Standard Time Zone (no DST)
British Summer Time (BST), used in the UK during summer. UTC offset: +1 hour	DST ends at 02:00 (2 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 01:00 (1 am).	Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) UTC offset: None
Irish Standard Time (IST), used in Ireland during summer. UTC offset: +1 hour	DST ends at 02:00 (2 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 01:00 (1 am).	Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) UTC offset: None
Western European Summer Time (WEST), observed in Portugal, the Faroe Islands, and the Canary Islands. UTC offset: +1 hour	DST ends at 02:00 (2 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 01:00 (1 am).	Western European Time (WET) UTC offset: None
Central European Summer Time (CEST), used in countries including France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Hungary, and Spain. UTC offset: +2 hours	DST ends at 03:00 (3 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 02:00 (2 am).	Central European Time (CET) UTC offset: +1 hour
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), observed in countries including Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Romania, and most areas in Ukraine. UTC offset: +3 hours	DST ends at 04:00 (4 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 03:00 (3 am).	Eastern European Time (EET) UTC offset: +2 hours
Most of the western parts of Russia and some parts of Ukraine are in the Moscow time zone, Moscow Standard Time (MSK). UTC offset: UTC +3 hours	DST not observed, so no DST change.	Moscow Standard Time (MSK) No change in time zone.

Time Zone during DST

DST Ends

Standard Time Zone (no DST)

British Summer Time (BST), used in the UK during summer.

UTC offset: +1 hour

DST ends at 02:00 (2 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 01:00 (1 am).

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

UTC offset: None

Irish Standard Time (IST), used in Ireland during summer.

UTC offset: +1 hour

DST ends at 02:00 (2 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 01:00 (1 am).

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

UTC offset: None

Western European Summer Time (WEST), observed in Portugal, the Faroe Islands, and the Canary Islands.

UTC offset: +1 hour

DST ends at 02:00 (2 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 01:00 (1 am).

Western European Time (WET)

UTC offset: None

Central European Summer Time (CEST), used in countries including France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Hungary, and Spain.

UTC offset: +2 hours

DST ends at 03:00 (3 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 02:00 (2 am).

Central European Time (CET)

UTC offset: +1 hour

Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), observed in countries including Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Romania, and most areas in Ukraine.

UTC offset: +3 hours

DST ends at 04:00 (4 am) local time. Clocks are set back 1 hour to 03:00 (3 am).

Eastern European Time (EET)

UTC offset: +2 hours

Most of the western parts of Russia and some parts of Ukraine are in the Moscow time zone, Moscow Standard Time (MSK).

UTC offset: UTC +3 hours

DST not observed, so no DST change.

Moscow Standard Time (MSK)

No change in time zone.

Local Times in Europe for DST End

Local times and corresponding standard time zones when DST ends. Since Europe spans several time zones, the switch from summer time to standard time (also known as winter time or normal time) occurs at different local times.

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