Do I need to change my phone and computer manually?

No. Any device that syncs its time over the internet updates itself. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks usually need doing by hand.

Time Change Greece 2027

Name: Fall Back 2027 - Greece
Start: 2027-10-31
End: 2027-10-31
Location: Greece

2027 time change dates for Greece

Clocks go forward: Sunday, March 28, 2027

At 3:00 AM the clocks jump straight to 4:00 AM in Greece. That hour never happens, and everyone loses an hour of sleep.

Clocks go back: Sunday, October 31, 2027

At 4:00 AM the clocks return to 3:00 AM, so that hour is lived through twice and the night is an hour longer.

Greece keeps EET 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 Greece 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were among its most persistent opponents, and the American farm lobby successfully campaigned to have national DST repealed after the First World War.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.
Germany and Austria-Hungary were the first countries to adopt DST nationally, in April 1916, as a wartime fuel-saving measure.
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 Greece

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Take advantage of the 'extra' hour in fall to catch up on sleep or tackle a project.

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Remember that not all countries change on the same date - check international meeting times carefully.

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Gradually adjust your sleep schedule a few days before the time change to minimize disruption.

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Use the extra evening daylight in summer for outdoor activities and vitamin D.

Frequently asked questions

When do the clocks change in Greece 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.