British Summer Time (BST)
Frequently Asked Questions about UK Summer Time
When will British Summer Time (BST) be in force in 2007?
Sunday 25th March 2007 1am GMT until
Sunday 28th October 2007 1am GMT
When was British Summer Time (BST) introduced?
British Summer Time was introduced in the UK in
1916.
When was the UK on permanent British Summer Time?
British Summer Time was permanently in force during the Second
World War from February 1940 until October 1945 and again from February 1968
until October 1971.
Double summer time was in force from 1941-1947 except for
1946.
What are the date rules for British Summer time (BST)?
The rule for 1981-1994 defined the start of Summer Time as
the last Sunday in March and the end as the day following the fourth Saturday in
October. The time of change was altered to 1 am (GMT).
When do the clocks in Europe change to Summer Time?
In 1996 all clocks in Europe were changed the same date for the
first time.
From 1998 BST was kept from the last Sunday in March until
the last Sunday in October. This has been adopted as a directive from the
European Parliament and was effective from 1998-2001 inclusive.
In 2002 an order was made to link UK summer time (BST) to Europe
permanently. This means that the clocks will change over the Easter weekend
which historically has not been the case.
British Summer Time Dates (BST) 1950 - 2006
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1950 |
Sun 16/04/1950 02:00 |
Sun 29/10/1950 02:00 |
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1951 |
Sun 15/04/1951 02:00 |
Sun 21/10/1951 02:00 |
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1952 |
Sun 20/04/1952 02:00 |
Sun 26/10/1952 02:00 |
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1953 |
Sun 19/04/1953 02:00 |
Sun 04/10/1953 02:00 |
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1954 |
Sun 11/04/1954 02:00 |
Sun 03/10/1954 02:00 |
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1955 |
Sun 17/04/1955 02:00 |
Sun 02/10/1955 02:00 |
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1956 |
Sun 22/04/1956 02:00 |
Sun 07/10/1956 02:00 |
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1957 |
Sun 14/04/1957 02:00 |
Sun 06/10/1957 02:00 |
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1958 |
Sun 20/04/1958 02:00 |
Sun 05/10/1958 02:00 |
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1959 |
Sun 12/04/1959 02:00 |
Sun 04/10/1959 02:00 |
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1960 |
Tue 19/04/1960 02:00 |
Sun 02/10/1960 02:00 |
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1961 |
Sun 26/03/1961 02:00 |
Sun 29/10/1961 02:00 |
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1962 |
Sun 25/03/1962 02:00 |
Sun 28/10/1962 02:00 |
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1963 |
Sun 31/03/1963 02:00 |
Sun 27/10/1963 02:00 |
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1964 |
Sun 22/03/1964 02:00 |
Sun 25/10/1964 02:00 |
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1965 |
Sun 21/03/1965 02:00 |
Sun 24/10/1965 02:00 |
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1966 |
Sun 20/03/1966 02:00 |
Sun 23/10/1966 02:00 |
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1967 |
Sun 19/03/1967 02:00 |
Sun 29/10/1967 02:00 |
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1968 |
Sun 18/02/1968 01:00 |
Tue 31/12/1968 00:00 |
BST all-year |
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1969 |
Wed 01/01/1969 00:00 |
Wed 31/12/1969 00:00 |
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1970 |
Thu 01/01/1970 00:00 |
Thu 31/12/1970 00:00 |
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1971 |
Fri 01/01/1971 00:00 |
Sun 31/10/1971 02:00 |
BST all-year ends |
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1972 |
Sun 19/03/1972 02:00 |
Sun 29/10/1972 02:00 |
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1973 |
Sun 18/03/1973 02:00 |
Sun 28/10/1973 02:00 |
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1974 |
Sun 17/03/1974 02:00 |
Sun 27/10/1974 02:00 |
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1975 |
Sun 16/03/1975 02:00 |
Sun 26/10/1975 02:00 |
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1976 |
Sun 21/03/1976 02:00 |
Sun 24/10/1976 02:00 |
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1977 |
Sun 20/03/1977 02:00 |
Sun 23/10/1977 02:00 |
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1978 |
Sun 19/03/1978 02:00 |
Sun 29/10/1978 02:00 |
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1979 |
Sun 18/03/1979 02:00 |
Sun 28/10/1979 02:00 |
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1980 |
Sun 16/03/1980 02:00 |
Sun 26/10/1980 02:00 |
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1981 |
Sun 29/03/1981 01:00 |
Sun 25/10/1981 01:00 |
Moves in line with EU |
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1982 |
Sun 28/03/1982 01:00 |
Sun 24/10/1982 01:00 |
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1983 |
Sun 27/03/1983 01:00 |
Sun 23/10/1983 01:00 |
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1984 |
Sun 25/03/1984 01:00 |
Sun 28/10/1984 01:00 |
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1985 |
Sun 31/03/1985 01:00 |
Sun 27/10/1985 01:00 |
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1986 |
Sun 30/03/1986 01:00 |
Sun 26/10/1986 01:00 |
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1987 |
Sun 29/03/1987 01:00 |
Sun 25/10/1987 01:00 |
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1988 |
Sun 27/03/1988 01:00 |
Sun 23/10/1988 01:00 |
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1989 |
Sun 26/03/1989 01:00 |
Sun 29/10/1989 01:00 |
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1990 |
Sun 25/03/1990 01:00 |
Sun 28/10/1990 01:00 |
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1991 |
Sun 31/03/1991 01:00 |
Sun 27/10/1991 01:00 |
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1992 |
Sun 29/03/1992 01:00 |
Sun 25/10/1992 01:00 |
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1993 |
Sun 28/03/1993 01:00 |
Sun 24/10/1993 01:00 |
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1994 |
Sun 27/03/1994 01:00 |
Sun 23/10/1994 01:00 |
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1995 |
Sun 26/03/1995 01:00 |
Sun 22/10/1995 01:00 |
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1996 |
Sun 31/03/1996 01:00 |
Sun 27/10/1996 01:00 |
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1997 |
Sun 30/03/1997 01:00 |
Sun 26/10/1997 01:00 |
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1998 |
Sun 29/03/1998 01:00 |
Sun 25/10/1998 01:00 |
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1999 |
Sun 28/03/1999 01:00 |
Sun 31/10/1999 01:00 |
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2000 |
Sun 26/03/2000 01:00 |
Sun 29/10/2000 01:00 |
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2001 |
Sun 25/03/2001 01:00 |
Sun 28/10/2001 01:00 |
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2002 |
Sun 31/03/2002 01:00 |
Sun 27/10/2002 01:00 |
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2003 |
Sun 30/03/2003 01:00 |
Sun 26/10/2003 01:00 |
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2004 |
Sun 28/03/2004 01:00 |
Sun 31/10/2004 01:00 |
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2005 |
Sun 27/03/2005 01:00 |
Sun 30/10/2005 01:00 |
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2006 |
Sun 26/03/2006 01:00 |
Sun 29/10/2006 01:00 |
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References
- More information on Daylight-Saving is
here
- When is British Summer Time (BST) scheduled?
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