Time Zone History

Ceuta time zone history

On standard time, clocks at Ceuta run 1 hour 21 minutes ahead of local mean solar time, the largest gap of the 13 zones in Africa whose clocks run ahead of the sun. Local mean time, UTC−0:21:16, ended in 1900.

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.

Covers: Ceuta and Melilla · tz database name Africa/Ceuta

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Summer time in 45 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−0:21:16, UTC+0: behind today’s standard timeUTC+1: today’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−0:21:16, UTC+0: behind today’sstandard timeUTC+1: today’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
December 31, 1900Local mean time (UTC−0:21:16) replacedUTC+0WET
Since 1970
March 16, 1984Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+1CET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1918May 6October 71 hour, WET to WEST
1924April 16October 51 hour, WET to WEST
1926April 17October 31 hour, WET to WEST
1927April 9October 21 hour, WET to WEST
1928April 15October 71 hour, WET to WEST
1967June 3October 11 hour, WET to WEST
Since 1970
1974June 24September 11 hour, WET to WEST
1976May 1August 11 hour, WET to WEST
1977May 1September 281 hour, WET to WEST
1978June 1August 41 hour, WET to WEST
1986–1995last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour, CET to CEST
1996–2037last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 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

Gibraltar, 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

  • Gibraltar (28 km): same time except 5,184 days in 1970–1985.
  • Morocco (323 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 12,401 days in 1970–2026.
  • Lisbon (Portugal) (462 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,837 days in 1970–1985 and 1992–1996.
  • Madrid (522 km): same time except 5,556 days in 1970–1985.
  • Algeria (756 km): same time except 10,766 days in 1971, 1974, 1976–1984 and 1986–2026.

How it compares

Clocks have been changed 91 times since 1970, the second-most of the 19 zones in Africa.

Clocks were first moved for daylight saving in 1918, the second-earliest start of the 12 zones in Africa that ever used daylight saving time.