Clocks change in Germany 2027: when to adjust
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Clocks change 2027: summer time starts
28 March 2027
Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 to 3:00. Back on 31 October 2027 at 3:00 to 2:00.
| Summer time starts (clocks forward) | Sun 28 March |
| Summer time ends (clocks back) | Sun 31 October |
| Days on summer time | 217 |
| Spring change night | 23 hours |
| Year | Forward (2:00 → 3:00) | Back (3:00 → 2:00) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 28 March 2027 | 31 October 2027 |
| 2028 | 26 March 2028 | 29 October 2028 |
| 2029 | 25 March 2029 | 28 October 2029 |
| 2030 | 31 March 2030 | 27 October 2030 |
| 2031 | 30 March 2031 | 26 October 2031 |
| 2032 | 28 March 2032 | 31 October 2032 |
| 2033 | 27 March 2033 | 30 October 2033 |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · state holiday acts checked on 28 October 2026
The next clock change is on Sunday 28 March 2027: at 2:00 Central European Time clocks go forward to 3:00, and the night is an hour shorter. Summer time ends on Sunday 31 October 2027, when clocks go back from 3:00 to 2:00 and the hour from 2:00 to 3:00 happens twice. In 2027 summer time lasts 217 days. The rule is the same across the European Union: summer time begins on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October, each time at 1:00 UTC. In 2028 the dates are 26 March and 29 October. A 2018 European Commission proposal to end the clock changes has not been implemented, because member states could not agree on a common time. Radio-controlled clocks change themselves via the time signal of the national metrology institute, PTB, and phones and computers over the network. Easter Sunday 2027 falls on the same 28 March.
The rule
Directive 2000/84/EC sets the same dates for every member state: start on the last Sunday in March, end on the last Sunday in October, each at 1:00 Coordinated Universal Time. In Germany that is 2:00 in March and 3:00 in October. Because the last Sunday of a month always falls between the 25th and the 31st, the dates move within that week.
| Year | Clocks forward | Clocks back |
|---|---|---|
| 2,027 | Sunday, 28 March 2027 | Sunday, 31 October 2027 |
| 2,028 | Sunday, 26 March 2028 | Sunday, 29 October 2028 |
| 2,029 | Sunday, 25 March 2029 | Sunday, 28 October 2029 |
| 2,030 | Sunday, 31 March 2030 | Sunday, 27 October 2030 |
What the change means day to day
For working hours, the time actually worked counts. Someone on a 22:00 to 6:00 shift works only seven hours on the March night and nine on the October night. How that is paid is set by collective and works agreements. Trains running at the time of the change wait an hour in October, while in March they carry on with a delay.
In 2027 the start of summer time coincides with Easter Sunday; the night before the feast is an hour shorter. More on the Easter date is on Easter 2027; the calendar 2027 shows both dates in the year overview.
Clocks change 2028: summer time starts
Clocks change 2028: summer time starts
26 March 2028
| Summer time starts (clocks forward) | Sun 26 March |
| Summer time ends (clocks back) | Sun 29 October |
| Days on summer time | 217 |
| Spring change night | 23 hours |