Clock change October 2026
Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 03:00 it becomes 02:00.
Clock change: 03:00 → 02:00
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There are 2 days until the clock change. At 03:00 on Sunday, October 25, 2026 clocks in mainland Spain go back to 02:00 (UTC+02:00 → UTC+01:00).
The Canary Islands change at the same moment, at 02:00 local time.
The dates come from EU Directive 2000/84/EC: summer time starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, at 01:00 UTC across the EU.
Watch out for meetings with the US: between Sunday, October 25, 2026 and Sunday, November 1, 2026 the Madrid–New York difference is 5 h.
Upcoming clock changes in Spain
| Date | Change | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 03:00 → 02:00 | Back (winter) |
| Sunday, March 28, 2027 | 02:00 → 03:00 | Forward (summer) |
| Sunday, October 31, 2027 | 03:00 → 02:00 | Back (winter) |
| Sunday, March 26, 2028 | 02:00 → 03:00 | Forward (summer) |
| Sunday, October 29, 2028 | 03:00 → 02:00 | Back (winter) |
| Sunday, March 25, 2029 | 02:00 → 03:00 | Forward (summer) |
| Sunday, October 28, 2029 | 03:00 → 02:00 | Back (winter) |
| Sunday, March 31, 2030 | 02:00 → 03:00 | Forward (summer) |
Clock changes in other countries
Each country decides whether and when to change. The last column shows how many hours Spain is ahead just before and after the next Spanish change.
| Country | Next change (local time) | Now | Difference with Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (Madrid) | Sunday, October 25, 2026: 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC+02:00 | — |
| Spain (Las Palmas) | Sunday, October 25, 2026: 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC+01:00 | 1 h → 1 h |
| United Kingdom (London) | Sunday, October 25, 2026: 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC+01:00 | 1 h → 1 h |
| Portugal (Lisbon) | Sunday, October 25, 2026: 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC+01:00 | 1 h → 1 h |
| France (Paris) | Sunday, October 25, 2026: 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC+02:00 | 0 h → 0 h |
| United States (New York) | Sunday, November 1, 2026: 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC−04:00 | 6 h → 5 h |
| United States (Los Angeles) | Sunday, November 1, 2026: 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC−07:00 | 9 h → 8 h |
| Mexico (Mexico City) | No clock change | UTC−06:00 | 8 h → 7 h |
| Cuba (Havana) | Sunday, November 1, 2026: 01:00 → 00:00 | UTC−04:00 | 6 h → 5 h |
| Chile (santiago-de-chile) | Saturday, April 3, 2027: 00:00 → 23:00 | UTC−03:00 | 5 h → 4 h |
| Paraguay (Asuncion) | No clock change | UTC−03:00 | 5 h → 4 h |
| Argentina (Buenos Aires) | No clock change | UTC−03:00 | 5 h → 4 h |
| Colombia (Bogota) | No clock change | UTC−05:00 | 7 h → 6 h |
| Peru (Lima) | No clock change | UTC−05:00 | 7 h → 6 h |
| Australia (Sydney) | Sunday, April 4, 2027: 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC+11:00 | -9 h → -10 h |