The BOE confirms: there will be no changes to winter time in 2024

As you may know, in Spain, the time change is a tradition that is repeated twice a year and there is one in particular that is not very popular. This 2024, the change to winter time will take place during the early hours of October 26-27, much to your dismay.

At three in the morning, clocks will be set back one hour, marking the start of this “dark” season that will continue until the end of March next year.

This legendary time adjustment, which has been in place since 1974, aims to make better use of sunlight and save energy. However, not everyone is convinced that it works and is positive. In fact, the Official State Gazette has confirmed that these changes will continue, at least, until 2026. After that date, the future of time change in Spain is unknown..

Although this does not mean that things will change by 2026, they probably do not want to risk their lives by ensuring that things will stay that way forever. In 2019, a survey conducted by the European Union found that 90% of respondents were in favour of eliminating daylight saving time. However, no consensus has yet been reached..

Spaniards will continue to adjust their clocks twice a year until 2026, for now

In addition to the time change, another topic of debate and discussion in many groups is the time zone in which Spain is located. Since 1940, the country has been on Central European Time, which means that it is one hour ahead of the sun in winter and two in summer. This decision was taken by Franco to align itself with other European countries —especially Germany.

Here it should be added that, geographically, it corresponds to being in the Greenwich time zone (GMT/UTC+0), like Portugal or the United Kingdom. However, it remains in CET (UTC+1) like France, Germany and Italy.

Now the question is, if there is a possibility of eliminating the time change, what time should Spain adopt forever: summer or winter time? Each option has its pros and cons, and the decision will depend on so many factors that, of course, whichever one you choose will cause problems.

In the meantime, Spaniards will continue to adjust their clocks twice a year. Although this practice has its strong detractors due to sleep disturbances and other inconveniences, including psychological ones, it remains a rule established by European Directive 2000/84/EC.

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