September marks the beginning of the end of summer. With the holidays almost forgotten, many Spaniards returned to work routines and children across the peninsula started their school days just days ago. This and the onset of temperature drop is a clear warning to leave the summer behind and start thinking about the future. Autumn seasonIt is in a corner. With the new season, the classic returns once again Time change. Below we will tell you what it is Confirmed date for the start of winter time.
September 22 will be the date Summer This 2024 fall season will begin. We have to wait another month for the traditional time change, which takes place in the early hours of October 26-27. That night the clock will turn from three to two, and Spain will plunge back into winter, which will last until March 30, when it will again turn to summer.
Since last year's release in 2022, these two time changes per year will be made monthly until 2026 Official State Gazette Time adjustment dates according to Royal Decree 236/2002. By law, this must be done five years in advance, so time changes within two years are already fixed. So, despite recent critical voices on the matter, for now the Spaniards change the clock twice a year.
Controversy with the change of time
The possibility of ending the time change to summer or winter is on the table of the different governments that are part of the European Union, which is why Brussels held a consultation last year in 2019, in which 4 people, 5 million Europeans participated. 90% of the votes were cast in favor of changing the time period as we know it today.
Therefore, the European Parliament He gave member states the reins to decide on the matter and gave countries two years to organize themselves on changes to the clock. Such is the case of Ukraine, whose parliament voted in favor of canceling the time change a few months ago, so that next October 27 will be the last time the clocks change in this country. They are permanent in winter.
The issue is also on the table in Spain. It should be remembered that since 1974 in our country, with the aim of creating energy savings, the working day can be converted into daylight hours. At first glance, this will continue, despite rumors that the practice could be renewed until 2026.
Therefore, CIS DesanosAlthough this is not the most reliable means of gauging people's will, citizens were asked about it last year in 2019 and 62% of Spaniards made it clear that they wanted to put an end to the transition forever. A total of 65% people said that summer time should always be maintained and 24% prefer winter time.
One of the big questions is whether Spain should always be in summer or winter if the time change is removed. This could be one of the reasons for the postponement of the decision, which had been delayed until next year, when the government would have to renew its vote with the time change.
Spain and its time zone
Since 1940, Spain has had its own time zone. Our country is one hour ahead of the sun in winter and two hours in summer Central European Time. Although due to its situation it must have the time of Portugal or the United Kingdom, Spain is governed by the time of countries such as France, Germany or Italy.
This conclusion has its origin Francisco FrancoOn 16 March 1940, eleven o'clock at night was decided to be twelve o'clock “for the convenience of keeping the national time in line with that of other European countries”. Although countries such as Spain, France, Holland, Belgium or Luxembourg must be governed according to the Western Time Zone, it follows the lead of other countries in Central Europe. Although this is a debatable topic for some reason, everything points to Spain getting rid of the time change sooner than its time zone.
