In Spain there are two time changes, one in March and one in October. Know when and why we change our clocks and what is the time difference between Malaga in Spain and UK.
Check also the latest news on daylight saving time and the programmed ending of the time change.
When and how is the time change in March to daylight saving or summer time?
In March, the clock change in Spain is in the early morning from Saturday to the last Sunday of the month. In 2021 it will be the night of Saturday the 27th to Sunday the 28th of March.
The clock change in March at 2:00 am, it will change to 3:00 am. From that Sunday, dawn and dusk will arrive later, so it is called summer time.
The official regulation of daylight saving time would not come into effect until 1981. It was then established the hour change would be on the last Sunday in March and last Sunday in September, although the latter would eventually change in 1996 to the last Sunday in October.
';When do the clocks go back in October?
The clocks go back on the night leading up to the last Sunday in October. In 2021 the change will be early in the night from Saturday 30 to Sunday 31 October.
The exact time the time changes is at 3:00 am., which will change to 2:00 am. So from then on it will get dark and dawn earlier.
Therefore from the last Sunday in October the clock will be moved backward by one hour. We now have the well-known winter time.
Why do the clocks change in Spain?
The first clock change proposal came from the UK with the aim of saving electricity on the longest days of the year. In 1918, the so-called ‘daylight saving’ was approved worldwide.
In Spain however, this decision was not taken unilaterally. During the civil war, the two parties at war had different timings. This clock difference would be unified at the end of the war.
The official regulation of daylight saving time would not come into effect until 1981. It was then established the hour change would be on the last Sunday in March and last Sunday in September, although the latter would eventually change in 1996 to the last Sunday in October.
Why is Spain 1 hour ahead UK?
The time zone in Spain should correspond to others like United Kingdom, Portugal or the Canary Islands due to its geographical location.
On March 16,1940 and under a dictatorship, the clocks were set at 12 pm instead of 11 pm. But why did this happen?
According to a report of that time it was to be in accordance with other European countries, but it seems that it was more of a gesture towards Berlin. This change is something England and France also did, although at the end of the war England returned to its natural time zone, while France and Spain did not.
Spain time difference to England
Spain and Malaga are 1 hour ahead of England but it should be the same. In Spain only Canary Islands have the correct time zone.
In a near future Malaga and England will share the same time zone, when it happens I will be here to tell you.
End of time change
In 2021 or 2022 it will be the last year there is a daylight saving time not only in Spain but in Europe. There is already a plan to finish with the seasonal clock in the territory.
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I live in spain . So please call in that time please
Spain change time zone and adopt GMT time.
Part of the UK England should be on the same time zone as with in other European Countries are but Scotland and Northern Ireland should still be free to opt out and keep Western European Time with Portugal and the Canary Islands allowing overseas travel to become less confusing so England should be an hour ahead of Scotland and Northern Ireland
If the clocks go back on 27 October
Does it get dark at what time please puls brexit starts
Would it lighter early and darker starts
Hello Colin,
After the time change it will get dark at between 6.30 pm and 7 pm.
The sunrise is now at around 8.30 am, after the time change it will be at around 7.30 am.
About the Brexit, Im not sure to understand your question, but we have a dedicated article.