In 2027 the clocks will fall back later again
As we move away from the summer months and edge closer towards winter, the days are becoming noticeably shorter and dark evenings are beginning to take hold.
Mornings carry a crisp chill, evenings are drawing in earlier than before, and temperatures are steadily beginning to dip.
Alongside the cooler conditions, another seasonal shift is just around the corner — the end of daylight saving time. For many, this stirs up conflicting feelings.
On the one hand, we gain an extra hour in bed when the clocks go back — a welcome treat, especially as the mornings grow increasingly cold. On the other hand, earlier sunsets mean longer evenings spent inside and gloomier commutes home.
This year, the clocks will go back a day earlier than in 2025. While they fell back on Sunday, October 26 last year, in 2026 they will move back an hour at 2am on Sunday, October 25, marking the conclusion of daylight saving time.
A useful way of remembering which direction the clocks will change is the well-known phrase — “spring forward, fall back”. For the biggest stories in Wales first sign up to our daily newsletter here.
Looking ahead, clocks will spring forward next year on Sunday, March 28, 2027, and fall back on Sunday, October 31, 2027 — continuing the familiar seasonal pattern.
Most modern devices, including smartphones and smartwatches, will update automatically at 2am on Sunday, resetting to 1am. Traditional clocks, however, will need to be changed by hand.
This long-standing practice of adjusting the clocks, commonly known as “falling back,” was implemented to maximise the use of natural daylight. The shift means that mornings will become lighter, providing an extra hour of daylight, though it also means that darkness will arrive earlier in the evening.
According to timeanddate.com, the sun will set today (September 6) at 8.02pm, although the evenings will gradually draw in, with sunset taking place at 7.04pm by Wednesday, September 30, before falling to 5.07pm on Sunday, October 25 – when the clocks go back.
All EU member states adjust their clocks at this juncture, with Iceland remaining the sole exception, maintaining Western European Time throughout the year.
In 2019, the European Union held a vote on potentially scrapping Daylight Saving Time altogether after 2021, following research suggesting most people would prefer not to change clocks twice each year. However, this decision was delayed due to the Covid pandemic.
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