Time Zone History

Morocco time zone history

Daylight saving time was used in 23 years since 1970, last in 2026; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. The latest change of standard time came on September 20, 2026, from UTC+1 to UTC+0. Morocco has changed its standard time 4 times since 1970, the most of the 13 zones on UTC+0 standard time.

UTC+0

Standard time is UTC+0 all year under the current rules.

tz database name Africa/Casablanca

Convert a time from Morocco

Summer time in 23 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−0:30:20: 30 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+0: today’s standard timeUTC+1: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−0:30:20: 30 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+0: today’s standard timeUTC+1: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

How to read this chart

Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
October 26, 1913Local mean time (UTC−0:30:20) replacedUTC+0numeric only
Since 1970
March 16, 1984Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+1numeric only
January 1, 1986Standard time back 1 hourUTC+0numeric only
October 28, 2018Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+1numeric only
September 20, 2026Standard time back 1 hourUTC+0numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1939September 12November 191 hour
1940February 25not that year1 hour
1945not that yearNovember 181 hour
1950June 11October 291 hour
1967June 3October 11 hour
Since 1970
1974June 24September 11 hour
1976May 1August 11 hour
1977May 1September 281 hour
1978June 1August 41 hour
2008June 1September 11 hour
2009June 1August 211 hour
2010May 2August 81 hour
2011April 3July 311 hour
2012–2018dates set year by year (listed below)1 hour
2019June 9May 51 hour
2020May 31April 191 hour
2021May 16April 111 hour
2022May 8March 271 hour
2023April 23March 191 hour
2024April 14March 101 hour
2025April 6February 231 hour
2026March 22February 151 hour

2012–2018, year by year

  • 2012 forward April 29, August 20; back July 20, September 30
  • 2013 forward April 28, August 10; back July 7, October 27
  • 2014 forward March 30, August 2; back June 28, October 26
  • 2015 forward March 29, July 19; back June 14, October 25
  • 2016 forward March 27, July 10; back June 5, October 30
  • 2017 forward March 26, July 2; back May 21, October 29
  • 2018 forward March 25, June 17; back May 13

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

  • February 15, 2026, 03:00 back 1 hour to UTC+0
  • March 22, 2026, 02:00 forward 1 hour to UTC+1
  • September 20, 2026, 02:00 back 1 hour to UTC+0

Also on UTC+0

Lisbon (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Western Sahara, Canary Islands (Spain), United Kingdom, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Faroe Islands, Côte d’Ivoire and São Tomé and Príncipe (nearest first; 2 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Ceuta (Spain) (323 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 12,401 days in 1970–2026.
  • Gibraltar (343 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 7,581 days in 1974, 1976–1978 and 1982–2026.
  • Lisbon (Portugal) (580 km): same time except 10,935 days in 1970–2026.
  • Madrid (Spain) (826 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 8,265 days in 1974–2026.
  • Madeira (Portugal) (874 km): same time except 7,574 days in 1974, 1976–1978 and 1982–2026.

How it compares

In 2012 the clocks were changed 4 times.

On standard time, clocks in Casablanca run 30 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.