As we approach summer, the upcoming clock change will bring longer and brighter evenings for many people, following what has seemed like a lengthy winter. In the UK, clocks will spring forward by one hour at 1 am on Sunday, March 29, ushering in British Summer Time (BST) a day earlier than in 2025. They will revert to standard time on the last Sunday in October.
Following the time adjustment, various regions in the UK will witness sunsets after 8 pm, with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland experiencing this change immediately. However, London will see its first post-8 pm sunset around April 17.
For those eager to enjoy the extended daylight hours, picturesque sunset images from the world’s best beach can be viewed online. In different cities like Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Birmingham, post-8 pm sunsets are expected to occur around April 6, April 10, and approximately April 12, respectively, as per forecasts.
The practice of advancing clocks in spring to start BST dates back to 1916, originating from the idea of maximizing daylight hours proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784 and further explored by William Willett in 1907 in a publication titled “The Waste of Daylight.” After Germany introduced daylight saving time in 1916, the UK and other nations participating in World War I (1914-1918) followed suit, according to Royal Museums Greenwich.