When will the watches be changed? Back or back?

The time change to summer time is still in 2026 – abolition is not in sight. How does the clock changeover in March? Are the hands presented in front of or back? And does the cell phone automatically change? All important information is available here.

By the way: You will also learn from us When is the time change to winter time again. We also deliver All dates for the holidays in Germany.

When is the time change in 2026 in March in Germany?

The date for the changeover to summer 2026 in Germany is Sunday, March 29th. At this date, the clocks will be presented at 3 a.m. at 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. The result: we are stolen an hour of sleep, we have to get up earlier.

However, the time change in spring also has an advantage: after work it stays light for an hour longer, so you actually have a little more from the day.

Time change to summer 2026: Put in front of or back?

Change the clock: How was that the same? Many cannot remember when the clock will be put back and when. So here again the details. When will the watches be changed?

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• The clock will be presented for an hour in March. So at 1.59 a.m. 3 p.m.
• The clock will be put on an hour in October. At 2 a.m. to 2:59 a.m.

Watch changeover: What about the abolition of the time change?

Actually, the changeover from winter to summer time and back should be abolished. At the beginning of July 2018, the EU citizens were able to say what they think of the time change in an online vote-and spoke in favor of their abolition with a large majority of 84 percent.

The EU Commission actually planned the abolition for 2021. But that failed because the states could not agree on whether the long-term summer or winter time should apply.

Convert: Since when and why has there been a time change in Germany?

Change o’clock when and why? During the first and the Second World War there was already a change from winter to summer time in Germany, which, however, did not follow a clear scheme. The renewed – and permanent – introduction of a change between summer and winter was decided in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1978, but only came into force in 1980. One reason was the desire to adapt to the Western neighboring countries that had already introduced summer time in 1977 for energy policy reasons. Another reason was the fact that the FRG and GDR had to agree on the introduction of summer time so that Germany and especially Berlin did not divided in time.

In 1996 the clock change was unified across the EU, since then people in all EU countries will have one hour back on the last Sunday in March and on the last October Sunday. And why the whole thing? Actually, daily light should be used better by changing the time and thus saved energy. However, the actual benefit is controversial.

Does the cell phone automatically change to summer time?

The signal for the time change sends the atomic clock of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig. Radio clocks, computers automatically change. With some smartphones, however, the function could be deactivated and must first be reactivated via the settings.