Andorra time zone history
On standard time, clocks in Andorra run 54 minutes ahead of local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC+0:06:04, ended in 1901.
UTC+1
Standard time is UTC+1 (CEST/CET); clocks go forward to UTC+2 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.
Summer time in 42 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| January 1, 1901 | Local mean time (UTC+0:06:04) replaced | UTC+0 | WET |
| September 30, 1946 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+1 | CET |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1995 | last Sunday in March, 02:00 | last Sunday in September, 03:00 | 1 hour, CET to CEST |
| 1996–2037 | last Sunday in March, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 03:00 | 1 hour, CET to CEST |
Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028
The clocks go forward 1 hour (CET to CEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 02:00 and back 1 hour (CEST to CET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 03:00, local time.
Also on UTC+1
Madrid (Spain), Algeria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Gibraltar, Ceuta (Spain), Belgium, Tunisia and Czech Republic (nearest first; 10 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Madrid (Spain) (492 km): same time except 1,981 days in 1974–1984.
- Algeria (649 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 9,296 days in 1971 and 1977–2026; same time today.
- France (711 km): same time except 1,631 days in 1976–1984.
- Switzerland (774 km): same time except 735 days in 1981–1984.
- Italy (905 km): same time except 2,142 days in 1970–1984.
- Lisbon (Portugal) (992 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 5,197 days in 1970–1985 and 1992–1996.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC+1 since 1946.