Summer Time ends (clocks back) – France

The next Summer Time ends (clocks back) is on Sunday, October 25, 2026 – in 40 days.

European Summer Time ends on the last Sunday of October, when clocks move back one hour at 01:00 UTC. In France 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 ends (clocks back) falls on a date set by a special national rule. Next time round is Sunday, October 25, 2026, 40 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 ends (clocks back) 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 2026 it falls in October, which also holds Halloween on the 31st. 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 ends (clocks back) 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 ends (clocks back) is marked in United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and Austria 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 ends (clocks back) dates 2026–2036