When does British Summertime start?

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CLIVE H

There's a simple guide for clock changes in UK : -
Spring forward - Last Sunday in March [clocks fwd 1hr]
Fall back - Last Sunday in October [clocks back 1hr].
All this clock changing and time-zone hopping, may end soon if a Bill in the House of Commons gets through. It will put UK on Double Summer Time from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October - then back one hour to put UK on normal Summer time throughout the winter months.

epidavros

It always starts the last Sunday in March at 2 am.

Florence-Anna

The last Sunday in March.

Penfold

British Summer Time (BST) starts on the last Sunday of March when the time moves ahead 1 hour at 1am to 2am. The time reverts back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on the last Sunday in October when the time moves back 1 hour at 2am to 1am.

Snowraider

This year it is 25th March.

Niamh

It is oficially March 25th.I Know because it say's so on my calender and it is also my Birthday!

richard_beckham2001

March 25th

fiona

BST starts at 0200 hours on the morning of the last Sunday in March.

BST ends at 0200 hours on the morning of the last Sunday in October.

Jen G

25th March

srracvuee

march 25th

crazy child

25th March

tony m

Hello,
This is usually the last Sunday Morning in March, when you can put your clocks forward an hour, and just wait for the arrival of all that heat and holidays, remember your sun blocker though. Have fun, and stay safe........Bye..............Tony M

timsdad

SOONER rather than later.

tewarienormy

Technically, British Summer Time begins at 1am on the last Sunday in March - when official clocks are put forward one hour (ordinary household clocks are changed over the course of the next few days, or even weeks or months, depending upon the location of the clock) - and ends on the last Sunday in October, when the lost hour is restored to the nation. Summer duly occurs at some point during this period, being characterised, according to ancient belief, by spells of warm, sunny weather; so if at any time in those months there is sunny, warm weather for more than two consecutive days, the population is able to shrug collectively and say well, that was summer. The two consecutive days are normally (although not invariably - see Bank Holidays below) a Thursday and Friday, the weather turning cool and cloudy again for the weekend.

Joey K

It doesn't.

A Bloke

It doesn't - we only have Autumn and Winter and that only means rain, fog or wind or rain, snow or sleet

Don`t know but i wish it would hurry up.

Ellie L

Do you think we will notice?

belfastbaz

Hi,

I take it you mean "when do the clocks go forward?" Usually, British Summer Time starts on the last Saturday in March, when the clocks go forward 1 hour. This year, that is 31st March, but this can (and has in the past) been changed by Government.

Greenwich Mean Time when the clocks go back 1 hour is usually, the last Saturday in October (this year, it's 27th October), but again, this can be changed by Government.

Hope this helps buddy!

dazedandconfused

June 21st I believe...summer solstice. I think March is spring, isn't it? (Not like there's any difference...I lived there for 10 year, and I don't think I really experienced much of what others recognize as 'summer'. LOL!!