Time change imminent: moving forward or backward ? Get ready to set your devices

The transition to summer time will be effective on the night of March 30 to 31, 2024, at 2 a.m.

This weekend, we move forward. On the night of Saturday 30 to Sunday 31 March, summer time will return. At 2 a.m. it will be 3 a.m. We will advance our clock by one hour, as we have done for several decades now.

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Transition to imminent summer time

The summer time period runs from the last weekend in March to the last weekend in October. We will switch to summer time on the night of Saturday 30 to Sunday March 31, at 2 a.m. You will then have to add an hour.

We will then return to winter time on the night of October 26 to Sunday October 27, at 2 a.m. You will then have to subtract one hour.

Is this really necessary?

Summer time was established by a decree dated September 19, 1975 for application the following year, in the spring of 1976. The goal then was to save energy, following the oil shock of 1973-1974 and the surge in oil prices, by reducing artificial lighting times /strong> in the evening.