When is British Summer Time (BST) in force?
BST dates in 2019
Historical dates 1950-2018
Current Daylight Saving Time (DST) dates in the UK
31 March 2019 at 01:00 GMT - clocks go forward one hour, British Summer Time starts
27 October 2019 at 02:00 BST - clocks go back one hour to GMT, British Summer Time ends
British Summer Time Dates (BST) since 1950
| Year | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16 April | 22 October |
| 1951 | 15 April | 21 October |
| 1952 | 20 April | 26 October |
| 1953 | 19 April | 04 October |
| 1954 | 11 April | 03 October |
| 1955 | 17 April | 02 October |
| 1956 | 22 April | 07 October |
| 1957 | 14 April | 06 October |
| 1958 | 20 April | 05 October |
| 1959 | 12 April | 04 October |
| 1960 | 19 April | 02 October |
| 1961 | 26 March | 29 October |
| 1962 | 25 March | 28 October |
| 1963 | 31 March | 27 October |
| 1964 | 22 March | 25 October |
| 1965 | 21 March | 24 October |
| 1966 | 20 March | 23 October |
| 1967 | 19 March | 29 October |
| 1968* | ||
| * All year BST experiment starts | ||
| 1969 | ||
| 1970 | ||
| 1971* | ||
| *All year BST experiment ends | ||
| 1972 | 19 March | 29 October |
| 1973 | 18 March | 28 October |
| 1974 | 17 March | 27 October |
| 1975 | 16 March | 26 October |
| 1976 | 21 March | 24 October |
| 1977 | 20 March | 23 October |
| 1978 | 19 March | 29 October |
| 1979 | 18 March | 28 October |
| 1980 | 16 March | 26 October |
| 1981* | 29 March | 25 October |
| *Moves in line with EU | ||
| 1982 | 28 March | 24 October |
| 1983 | 27 March | 23 October |
| 1984 | 25 March | 28 October |
| 1985 | 31 March | 27 October |
| 1986 | 30 March | 26 October |
| 1987 | 29 March | 25 October |
| 1988 | 27 March | 23 October |
| 1989 | 26 March | 29 October |
| 1990 | 25 March | 28 October |
| 1991 | 31 March | 27 October |
| 1992 | 29 March | 25 October |
| 1993 | 28 March | 24 October |
| 1994 | 27 March | 23 October |
| 1995 | 26 March | 22 October |
| 1996 | 31 March | 27 October |
| 1997 | 30 March | 26 October |
| 1998 | 29 March | 25 October |
| 1999 | 28 March | 31 October |
| 2000 | 26 March | 29 October |
| 2001 | 25 March | 28 October |
| 2002 | 31 March | 27 October |
| 2003 | 30 March | 26 October |
| 2004 | 28 March | 31 October |
| 2005 | 27 March | 30 October |
| 2006 | 26 March | 29 October |
| 2007 | 25 March | 28 October |
| 2008 | 30 March | 26 October |
| 2009 | 29 March | 25 October |
| 2010 | 28 March | 31 October |
| 2011 | 27 March | 30 October |
| 2012 | 25 March | 28 October |
| 2013 | 31 March | 27 October |
| 2014 | 30 March | 26 October |
| 2015 | 29 March | 25 October |
| 2016 | 27 March | 30 October |
| 2017 | 26 March | 30 October |
| 2018 | 25 March | 28 October |
