2027 time change dates for Denmark
At 2:00 AM the clocks jump straight to 3:00 AM in Denmark. That hour never happens, and everyone loses an hour of sleep.
At 3:00 AM the clocks return to 2:00 AM, so that hour is lived through twice and the night is an hour longer.
Denmark keeps CET in winter and shifts one hour forward for the summer.
Countdown to the next change
Agricultural Considerations
The story that DST was introduced for farmers has it exactly backwards. Farmers in Denmark and elsewhere were among its most persistent opponents, and the American farm lobby successfully campaigned to have national DST repealed after the First World War.
The reason is straightforward: farm work follows the sun, not the clock. Moving the clock forward just means doing the same work an hour earlier by the clock, while deliveries, markets and hired labour all shift with it. Dairy farmers make the point most often, since cows keep to their own schedule and take several days to adjust to a changed milking time.
Background
- The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended US DST by four weeks starting in 2007, moving the start to the second Sunday in March and the end to the first Sunday in November.
- Benjamin Franklin is often credited with inventing DST, but his 1784 essay was satire — he joked that Parisians could save candles by waking earlier. The modern proposal came from New Zealander George Hudson in 1895 and Briton William Willett in 1907.
- The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end mandatory clock changes, but member states never agreed on which time to keep, so the change has stalled indefinitely.
Tips for Denmark
Use the phrase 'Spring forward, fall back' to remember which direction to change your clocks.
Remember that not all countries change on the same date - check international meeting times carefully.
Use the extra evening daylight in summer for outdoor activities and vitamin D.
Update your car clock, microwave, and other manual clocks that don't auto-update.
Frequently asked questions
When do the clocks change in Denmark in 2027?
Clocks go forward on Sunday, March 28, 2027 and back on Sunday, October 31, 2027.
Which way do the clocks go?
"Spring forward, fall back" is the usual mnemonic: forward one hour in spring, back one hour in autumn.
Do I have to change anything myself?
Phones, computers and anything that syncs over the internet update on their own. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks generally do not.
Is Daylight Saving Time being scrapped?
It has been proposed in many places and adopted in few. The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end mandatory clock changes and the change has stalled; in the United States the Sunshine Protection Act has repeatedly passed the Senate without becoming law. Most of the world that changes its clocks is still changing them.