Clocks go back 1 hour in Europe Sunday, Oct 26, 2014
Published 23-Sep-2014. Changed 24-Oct-2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 01:00 UTC clocks will be set back one hour when Daylight Savings Time (DST) ends in most of Europe.
Summer Time ends in most of Europe.
Local time for DST end in Europe
More light in the morning
Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour earlier on Sunday, October 26, 2014 than the day before, so there will be more light in the morning.
US, Canada & parts of Mexico end DST Nov 2, 2014
Same time all over Europe
European countries synchronize their DST, which starts the last Sunday of March and ends the last Sunday of October.
- The European Union (EU) - including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy
- most other European countries - including Norway and Switzerland
Most of Mexico also ends DST on Oct 26
In most parts of Mexico, DST also ends on Sunday, October 26, when clocks are set back 1 hour from 2am (2:00) to 1 am (1:00) local time. However, the northern Mexican border towns, like Tijuana and Juarez City (Ciudad Juárez), follow theUSA's DST schedule, and set their clocks back one week later, on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 2 am (2:00) local time. A few Mexican cities, like Hermosillo do not observe DST at all.
Clocks go back “for good” in Russia
Clocks across Russia will also be moved back 1 hour on Sunday, October 26. However, the Russians will not be setting their clocks forward again 1 hour along with the rest of Europe on Sunday, March 29, 2015, but will remain on Standard Time (winter time) permanently.
Luhansk and Donetsk join Moscow Time
The “Luhansk People's Republic” and the “Donetsk People's Republic”, both self-proclaimed separatist states in eastern Ukraine, switch to Moscow Time at 3:00 (3 am) on Sunday, October 26, 2014.
European countries with no DST
- Belarus
- Iceland
- Georgia
- Armenia
- Russia NOTE: Clocks are set back to permanent Standard Time Sunday, October 26, 2014
1 hour back or ahead?
The clock moves ahead (= losing one hour) in the spring when DST starts, and falls back one hour (= gaining one hour) when DST ends in the fall. To remember which way to set your watch, keep in mind one of these sayings:“Spring forward, fall back” or “Spring ahead, fall behind.”
- Current local time in Europe
- Where and when do the clocks change next?
- Europe’s time zones and DST schedule
- A brief history on DST in Europe
Local times in Europe for DST end
| Time Zone during DST | Local time of DST end | Time Zone after DST - Standard time |
|---|---|---|
British Summer Time (BST) used in UK and Ireland during summer UTC offset: +1 hour | DST ends at 2:00 (2 am) local time. | UTC offset: None |
Western European Summer Time (WEST) observed in Portugal, Faroe Islands and the Canary Islands. UTC offset: +1 hour | DST ends at 2:00 (2 am) local time. Clocks are set back one 1 hour to 1:00 (1 am). | 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 3:00 (3 am) local time, when clocks are set back 1 hour to 2:00 (2 am). | UTC offset: +1 hour |
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), observed in countries including Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Romania, Turkey, and most areas in Ukraine. UTC offset: +3 hours | DST ends at 4:00 (4 am) local time, when clocks are set back 1 hour to 3:00 (3 am). | 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 +4 hours | Russia re-introduces permanent Standard Time in 2014. Time Zone Change at at 2:00 (2 am) local time when clocks are set back 1 hour to 1:00 (1 am). | UTC offset: UTC +3 hours |