BST Dates: When is British Summer time in force?

BST dates in 2017

Historical dates 1950-2016

Daylight saving time dates in the UK

26 March 2017 GMT (02:00 BST) British Summer Time starts

30 October 2017 GMT (02:00 BST) 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