# When do the clocks go back in 2026?

> When do the clocks go back in 2026? Countdown to the end of British Summer Time and EU summer time, the exact date, and a WhatsApp reminder the night before.

It falls on Sunday, October 25, 2026. In the UK and the EU, clocks go back one hour at 2am on the last Sunday of October.

The change happens at 2am local time, when clocks return to 1am. Phones and computers adjust themselves; ovens, car dashboards and the clock on the wall do not.
The same date applies across the UK and every EU country, unlike the US, which changes a week later.

## The next few years

- 2026: Sunday, October 25, 2026
- 2027: Sunday, October 31, 2027
- 2028: Sunday, October 29, 2028

## Get a nudge before it

Each button opens WhatsApp with one message already typed for Poko, dated for this year. Press Send and it arrives when it's due.

- `Remind me on October 24 at 9pm to put the clocks back an hour before bed`
- `Remind me on October 25 at 9am to change the oven and car clocks`

## Questions, answered

**Do I get an extra hour of sleep?** Yes. The night the clocks go back is 25 hours long.

**Is the US date the same?** No. The US ends daylight saving on the first Sunday of November, usually one week later.

**Is the EU still changing the clocks?** Yes. A proposal to stop seasonal changes was approved by the European Parliament in 2019 but has not been adopted by member states, so the change continues.

**How do the reminders work?** Each Remind me button opens WhatsApp with one message already typed for Poko, dated for this year's occurrence. You press Send, Poko confirms the date, and the message arrives on WhatsApp when it is due. Nothing is sent by this page.

## Try it

Open WhatsApp and [message Pokobot](https://wa.me/919407606251?text=Remind%20me%20to%20drink%20water%20in%202%20minutes). The first message can be a real reminder:

- `Remind me to drink water in 2 minutes`

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