Gibraltar time zone history
On standard time, clocks at Gibraltar run 1 hour 21 minutes ahead of local mean solar time, the second-largest gap of the 31 zones in Europe whose clocks run ahead of the sun. In 1947 the clocks were changed 4 times.
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 45 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| August 2, 1880 | Local mean time (UTC−0:21:24) replaced | UTC+0 | GMT |
| April 14, 1957 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+1 | CET |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| 1916 | May 21 | October 1 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1917 | April 8 | September 17 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1918 | March 24 | September 30 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1919 | March 30 | September 29 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1920 | March 28 | October 25 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1921 | April 3 | October 3 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1922 | March 26 | October 8 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1923 | April 22 | September 16 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1924 | April 13 | September 21 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1925–1926 | third Sunday in April, 02:00 | first Sunday in October, 03:00 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1927 | April 10 | October 2 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1928 | April 22 | October 7 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1929 | April 21 | October 6 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1930 | April 13 | October 5 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1931–1932 | third Sunday in April, 02:00 | first Sunday in October, 03:00 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1933 | April 9 | October 8 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1934 | April 22 | October 7 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1935 | April 14 | October 6 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1936–1937 | third Sunday in April, 02:00 | first Sunday in October, 03:00 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1938 | April 10 | October 2 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1939 | April 16 | November 19 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1940 | February 25 | not that year | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1941 | May 4 | August 10 | 1 hour, BST to BDST |
| 1942 | April 5 | August 9 | 1 hour, BST to BDST |
| 1943 | April 4 | August 15 | 1 hour, BST to BDST |
| 1944 | April 2 | September 17 | 1 hour, BST to BDST |
| 1945 | April 2 | July 15, October 7 | 1 hour, BST to BDST |
| 1946 | April 14 | October 6 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1947 | March 16, April 13 | August 10, November 2 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1948 | March 14 | October 31 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1949 | April 3 | October 30 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1950 | April 16 | October 22 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1951 | April 15 | October 21 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1952 | April 20 | October 26 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1953 | April 19 | October 4 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1954 | April 11 | October 3 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1955 | April 17 | October 2 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| 1956 | April 22 | October 7 | 1 hour, GMT to BST |
| Since 1970 | |||
| 1982–1995 | 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
Ceuta (Spain), Madrid (Spain), Algeria, Andorra, Tunisia, France, Italy, Switzerland, Malta and Belgium (nearest first; 10 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Ceuta (Spain) (28 km): same time except 5,184 days in 1970–1985.
- Morocco (343 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 7,581 days in 1974, 1976–1978 and 1982–2026.
- Lisbon (Portugal) (441 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 4,644 days in 1970–1985 and 1992–1996.
- Madrid (Spain) (496 km): same time except 1,428 days in 1974–1981.
- Algeria (754 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 8,743 days in 1971 and 1977–2026; same time today.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC+1 since 1957.