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Every year—at least twice—the same questions come up: When does daylight saving time start again? When does standard time return? And do we move the clocks forward or back?
In Austria, daylight saving time officially begins on Sunday, 29 March 2026. At 2:00 a.m., clocks will be set forward to 3:00 a.m. This means the night is one hour shorter, but evenings will stay brighter for longer.
This year’s date falls one day earlier than last year, when the change took place on 30 March. The reason is simple: according to the EU regulation in effect since 1996, the switch always happens on the last Sunday in March.
Old Debate, Same Rules
Although the time change is regularly debated in European politics, the current system remains unchanged. EU member states have not yet agreed on a unified approach to ending the twice‑yearly clock change. For now, everything stays as it is.
And It Happens Again in October
After the switch to daylight saving time in March, the next change comes in autumn: on 25 October 2026, clocks will be set back by one hour. That marks the start of standard time, commonly referred to as winter time.
- source: kurier.at/picture: pixabay.com
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