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Nadia Breen

When do the clocks go forward in 2023 and why?

As it's coming nearer to spring, many of us are wondering when the clocks are set to change.

They are set to change later this month as there's more daylight in the evenings.

The clocks are set to go forward one hour on Sunday, March 26, and they'll go back one hour on Sunday, October 29.

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Why do the clocks change?

Gov.uk say: "In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October.

"The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There’s more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings (sometimes called Daylight Saving Time).

"When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)."

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