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Opinions are divided on the time change: some are in favor of it, while others would prefer to abolish it. The fact is: the clocks will be turned back at the end of October.
The fact that summer is finally over is not only evident from the thermometer – the clocks will also be turned back to standard time, incorrectly referred to as “winter time.” This is because so-called winter time is standard time, Central European Time (CET), and lasts five months, from the end of October to the end of March. The remaining months are summertime, when the clock is set forward from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.
In autumn, however, many people face a dilemma: do you set the clock forward or back an hour? And on which day do you change the clock? This year, the time change will take place on the night of October 25 to October 26, 2025, i.e. on the last Sunday of the month. The clocks will be set back from three to two o’clock. This has advantages and disadvantages: you gain an hour of sleep, but it also gets dark earlier.
Alarm clocks on smartphones, radio alarm clocks, and laptops change automatically, meaning you will be woken up on time the next day. With analog wristwatches or older household appliances, you have to make the change yourself.
Controversial effect
The time change was introduced to consume less electricity in the summer because the days are longer and therefore brighter. According to Wien Energie, however, this is not entirely true: only two percent of total energy is consumed by lighting in households. Although less light is used in summer, more heating is used in the fall.
These countries do not change their clocks
In total, there are still around 70 countries worldwide that practice daylight saving time. Here, the clocks are changed twice a year between summer and winter time. However, the majority of countries (73) have abolished daylight saving time, including:
Russia: The clocks have not been changed here since 2014. Since then, the country has permanently adopted the so-called wintertime.
Turkey: Daylight saving time has been in effect here since 2016.
Mexico: Here, daylight saving time was abolished in 2022.
Japan: There is no daylight saving time in Japan.
Iceland: Iceland no longer has daylight saving time either.
Iran: In 2022, Iran also abolished daylight saving time.
Australia: There is no daylight saving time in the Australian states of Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
India: In 2025, India will stop changing the clocks.
Brazil: The clocks have not been changed here since 2019.
No fans of changing the clocks
Austrians are not fans of changing the clocks: according to a 2018 survey, the majority are against changing the clocks twice a year. Sixty-five percent prefer to have one time that applies throughout the year.
They are divided into 29 percent who are in favor of permanent winter time and 36 percent who are in favor of permanent summer time. Working people in particular chose the “longer evenings” option in the survey. Permanent winter time was the least popular among them, while those not in work tended to favor this option.
- source: kurier.at/picture: pixabay.com
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