When is British Summer Time (BST) in force?

Clock changes rules

Historical dates 1950-2022

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 1950-1960


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


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


BST yearly dates 1981-1990


BST yearly dates 1991-2000


BST yearly dates 2001-2010


BST yearly dates 2011-2020

BST yearly dates 2021-2023

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