Overview
- Most European countries will move from summer to winter time in the early hours of 25 October 2026 when clocks are set back from 03:00 to 02:00.
- The European Commission published official start and end dates for summer time through 2031 and member states have not agreed to abolish the practice, so the scheduled switches remain legally in force.
- Some governments are already ending the twice-yearly change: the Canadian province of British Columbia adopted a single, year‑round time earlier in 2026 and will no longer shift clocks seasonally.
- A growing list of countries never adopted or have abolished seasonal clock changes, including Iceland, Russia, Belarus, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Iran, Jordan and Paraguay, creating a patchwork of time rules across regions.
- Policymakers point to small measured energy savings and documented short-term health effects from clock shifts as the core reasons for reform, and the current mix of rules complicates cross-border transport, business planning and daily life for residents.