Clocks go back by one hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October. In 2025, this will happen on Sunday, October 26, at 2am. This marks the end of British Summer Time (BST) and the return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the UK, giving an extra hour of sleep but resulting in darker evenings. The timing is chosen to minimize disruption since most people are asleep and activities are low at that time.
In other European countries such as the Netherlands, clocks also go back one hour on the last Sunday in October, which in 2025 is the same day, October 26, at 3am local daylight time going back to 2am standard time.
So, the clocks go back on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 2am in the UK and similarly in other European countries.
