British Summer Time (BST) Dates

Start and end of Daylight Saving Time in the UK

Check a particular year for current, historical or future BST dates

UK clocks are currently on Standard Time.

UK Time
16:52:40
ll GMT
GMT ›
16:52:40
ll UTC

British Summer Time rule

When BST starts, at 01:00 GMT - clocks go forward one hour. When BST ends, clocks go back one hour to GMT


BST yearly dates 2021-2030

YearStartEnd
202128 March31 October
202227 March30 October
202326 March29 October
202431 March27 October
202530 March26 October
202629 March25 October
202728 March31 October
202826 March29 October
202925 March28 October
203031 March27 October

BST yearly dates 2011-2020

YearStartEnd
201127 March30 October
201225 March28 October
201331 March27 October
201430 March26 October
201529 March25 October
201627 March30 October
201726 March29 October
201825 March28 October
201931 March27 October
202029 March25 October

BST yearly dates 2001-2010

YearStartEnd
200125 March28 October
200231 March27 October
200330 March26 October
200428 March31 October
200527 March30 October
200626 March29 October
200725 March28 October
200830 March26 October
200929 March25 October
201028 March31 October

BST yearly dates 1991-2000

YearStartEnd
199131 March27 October
199229 March25 October
199328 March24 October
199427 March23 October
199526 March22 October
199631 March27 October
199730 March26 October
199829 March25 October
199928 March31 October
200026 March29 October

BST yearly dates 1981-1990

YearStartEnd
198129 March25 October
198228 March24 October
198327 March23 October
198425 March28 October
198531 March27 October
198630 March26 October
198729 March25 October
198827 March23 October
198926 March29 October
199025 March28 October

BST yearly dates 1971-1980 (All year-BST ends in 1971)

YearStartEnd
197101 January31 October
197219 March29 October
197318 March28 October
197417 March27 October
197516 March26 October
197621 March24 October
197720 March23 October
197819 March29 October
197918 March28 October
198016 March26 October

BST and the British Experiment

All-year British Summer Time (BST) was in force from February 1968 until October 1971.

Read more about the "British Experiment" and the history of BST in this article.

BST yearly dates 1961-1970 (All year-BST started in 1968)

YearStartEnd
196126 March29 October
196225 March28 October
196331 March27 October
196422 March25 October
196521 March24 October
196620 March23 October
196719 March29 October
196818 February31 December
196901 January31 December
197001 January31 December

BST yearly dates 1950-1960

YearStartEnd
195016 April22 October
195115 April21 October
195220 April26 October
195319 April04 October
195411 April03 October
195517 April02 October
195622 April07 October
195714 April06 October
195820 April05 October
195919 April04 October
196010 April02 October

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