Canary Islands time zone history
On standard time, clocks at the Canary Islands run 1 hour 2 minutes ahead of local mean solar time, the second-largest gap of the 8 zones on Atlantic islands. The Canary Islands kept local mean time (UTC−1:01:36) until 1922, the latest switch of the 8 zones on Atlantic islands.
UTC+0
Standard time is UTC+0 (WEST/WET); clocks go forward to UTC+1 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.
Summer time in 47 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| March 1, 1922 | Local mean time (UTC−1:01:36) replaced | UTC−1 | numeric only |
| September 30, 1946 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+0 | WET |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | April 6 | September 28 | 1 hour, WET to WEST |
| 1981–1995 | last Sunday in March, 01:00 | last Sunday in September, 02:00 | 1 hour, WET to WEST |
| 1996–2037 | last Sunday in March, 01:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, WET to WEST |
Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028
The clocks go forward 1 hour (WET to WEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 01:00 and back 1 hour (WEST to WET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 02:00, local time.
Also on UTC+0
Western Sahara, Madeira (Portugal), Morocco, Lisbon (Portugal), Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, United Kingdom, Faroe Islands and São Tomé and Príncipe (nearest first; 2 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Western Sahara (241 km): same time except 10,250 days in 1970–1978 and 1980–2026.
- Madeira (Portugal) (524 km): same time except 364 days in 1980–1986.
- Morocco (968 km): same time except 7,938 days in 1974, 1976–1978 and 1980–2026.
- Ceuta (1,284 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 5,184 days in 1970–1985.
- Gibraltar (1,300 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 357 days in 1980 and 1981.
How it compares
Clocks have been changed 94 times since 1970, the second-most of the 8 zones on Atlantic islands.
Standard time has stayed at UTC+0 since 1946.