How Many Days Until Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028?
Clocks go forward one hour on the last Sunday of March, starting summer time in the UK, Ireland and the EU.
- Weeks
- 78
- Days
- 552
- Hours
- 13,252
- Minutes
- 795,162
- Seconds
- 47,709,758
Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028 falls on .
The jump happens at 01:00 GMT in the UK (02:00 in most of the EU), so the lost hour is gone before most people notice.
About Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028
At 01:00 GMT the clocks jump to 02:00 BST in the United Kingdom, and at 02:00 local time across the European Union, where Central European Summer Time begins. You lose an hour of sleep on the night it happens, and from that evening the sun sets an hour later on the clock.
The change has happened on the last Sunday of March since 1981 in the EU and since 1996 in the UK, harmonised so that the whole bloc switches on the same weekend. Ireland keeps the same dates as the UK, while the Canary Islands sit an hour behind mainland Spain and Portugal.
The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end the twice-yearly clock change, and member states agreed a directive, but implementation is stalled because the switch has never been synchronised. Until the rules formally change, expect the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October to keep moving.
- The UK shifts from GMT to British Summer Time; the EU shifts from CET to CEST.
- Arizona and most of Hawaii do not change their clocks, so the US time gap can be seven hours.
- Late sunrise in the weeks after the change is why many people feel jet-lagged for about a week.
- The UK government has legislated for year-round BST, but it only takes effect once EU neighbouring states align.
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Frequently asked questions
How many days until Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028?
There are 553 days until Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028, which falls on Sunday, March 26, 2028. The live countdown at the top of this page shows the exact time remaining in days, hours, minutes and seconds.
What day of the week is Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028?
Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028 falls on a Sunday.
How many weeks, hours and minutes until Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) 2028?
That is roughly 78 weeks, 13,252 hours or 795,162 minutes from now. The table on this page updates every second.
When is Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) in 2027, 2028, 2029?
Clocks Go Forward (UK & EU) falls on Mar 28, 2027 (Sunday), Mar 26, 2028 (Sunday), Mar 25, 2029 (Sunday).
Do the clocks go forward or back in March?
Forward. On the last Sunday of March the clock jumps from 01:00 to 02:00 in the UK, so you lose an hour and evenings become brighter.
Which countries change on the same date?
The UK, Ireland and every EU member state change on the same weekend, plus most of Switzerland, Ukraine and the Western Balkans.
When do the clocks go back again?
On the last Sunday of October, when the UK returns to GMT and the EU to standard time. That countdown is on our clocks-go-back page.