In 2025, clocks will go forward by one hour at 1:00 AM on Sunday, March 30th, marking the start of Daylight Saving Time (also known as British Summer Time in the UK and many parts of Europe). This change effectively shifts the time from 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM, resulting in one less hour of sleep that night but longer evening daylight. The clocks will later go back by one hour at 2:00 AM on Sunday, October 26th, ending Daylight Saving Time and returning to standard time.
This practice of moving clocks forward in spring and back in autumn is followed across the UK and many European countries. The purpose is to make better use of daylight during the longer days of summer. The clocks always change on the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October in the UK.
