Summer Time starts (clocks forward) – Austria

The next Summer Time starts (clocks forward) is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 – in 194 days.

European Summer Time begins on the last Sunday of March, when clocks move forward one hour at 01:00 UTC. In Austria it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

When is it? Summer Time starts (clocks forward) falls on a date set by a special national rule. Next time round is Sunday, March 28, 2027, 194 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Summer Time starts (clocks forward) on a Sunday. None of those years put it next to a weekend, so it doesn't make a long weekend on its own. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in March, which also holds Good Friday (Karfreitag) on the 26th, Easter Sunday on the 28th and Easter Monday (Ostermontag) on the 29th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Summer Time starts (clocks forward) for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Summer Time starts (clocks forward) is marked in United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Belgium as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Summer Time starts (clocks forward) dates 2026–2036