Overview
- The nationwide clock change takes effect on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when peninsular Spain moves from 03:00 back to 02:00 and the Canary Islands from 02:00 back to 01:00.
- The immediate result is one extra hour of sleep the night of Saturday to Sunday and sunrises and sunsets occurring about one hour earlier after the change.
- Sleep medicine experts say many people will feel short-lived tiredness and concentration problems and that young children, older adults and habitual poor sleepers are most vulnerable.
- Specialists recommend shifting bedtimes and schedules by roughly 15 minutes a day in the days before the change to reduce disruption and note most phones and internet‑connected devices update automatically.
- The switch remains part of EU rules because member states have not agreed on a permanent time despite a 2019 European Parliament vote to end seasonal changes, leaving the practice in place and under ongoing policy review.