By Laura Kemp • Published: 22 Oct 2021 • 16:42
When do the clocks go back in Spain? Credit: Old Farmer’s Almanac
As the weather gets cooler and the nights draw in, it is just over a week until the clocks turn back an hour in Spain, signifying the beginning of the winter months.
This modification of the clocks happens every year on October 31.
This year, October 31 lands on a Sunday and the time will be pushed back by one hour at 3am (at least it is one extra hour in bed!)
In the Canary Islands, where it is always one hour less, the clocks will be changed at 2am, taking the time back to 1am.
This change will mean that the dawn will be earlier, however, it will also become darker earlier in the evenings.
The winter schedule will be in effect until March 2022, when the clock is moved one hour ahead for the spring months.
Spain (apart from the Canary Islands) has been running on standard Central European Time (CET) zone since 1942 when Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco, supposedly turned the clocks forward in solidarity with his allies, Nazi Germany.
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