Overview
- With the regional switch underway, Israel has already advanced clocks to daylight time, while British Summer Time, which begins at 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, will cut one hour from the night.
- Spain will shift to summer time overnight from Saturday to Sunday under its official calendar, with the Canary Islands moving an hour on local time as well.
- Health researchers link the spring change to lost sleep and a brief rise in road crashes and some cardiovascular events, and they advise easing in with 15‑minute earlier bedtimes, a pre‑sleep screen break, and lighter use of caffeine and alcohol.
- Evenings will feel longer right away, and London’s first sunset after 8:00 p.m. is expected on April 17, which means more usable daylight for commutes, outdoor work, and family time.
- Daylight time remains in place until October 25 under national rules, and European Union institutions have floated ending the biannual changes but have not put a final plan into effect.