The time change is tonight! On the night of Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 October, many countries will switch to winter time.
In the darkness from Saturday to Sunday October 30 at 3am, it will be 2am again. The French will therefore be offered an extra hour of sleep on the longest Sunday of the year. This transition to winter time has been going on since 1975, so it is the 47th transition to winter time. Exception in Overseas, because the time change does not apply, except in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Once winter time is in place, the French will stay there until the last weekend of March, i.e. the night of March 25 to 26, 2023 to switch back to summer time.
Tonight many electronic devices will update automatically such as smartphones, computers or tablets. With the digitization of society, many other devices are increasingly connected and will be able to change the time automatically tonight, such as cars, connected watches, etc. Be careful to check your settings to ensure that the time change is done. automatically. Conversely, some devices will still need the hand of man to be on time.