Summertime / Daylight Saving Time in Morocco starts 25 March 2012

[Tim Cullis]

The clocks will be 'springing forward' on Sunday 25 March (the same date as Europe) and Morocco will remain in the same time zone as the UK, Ireland and Portugal, and one hour behind the rest of Europe. The current plan is that the clocks will 'fall back' on Sunday 30 September, again the same date as elsewhere.

But in a typically Moroccan solution to the problems of the month of Ramadan and the associated fasting during daylight hours, Morocco will go back one hour on Friday 20 July and forward again on Sunday 19 August. This is to allow people to eat earlier in the evening than if the daylight savings were continued. During this period, Morocco will be TWO hours behind Spain, so you gain two hours when you cross into Morocco, and will lose two hours when you travel back into Spain.

If you have one of those new fangled GPS devices that only allow you to select locations rather than timezones, during the period 20 July to 19 August you need to tell the GPS you are in Reykjavik.

 

[Steptoe]

The clocks will be 'springing forward' on Sunday 25 March (the same date as Europe) and Morocco will remain in the same time zone as the UK, Ireland and Portugal, and one hour behind the rest of Europe.

Shame they've changed their old times - it was good at easter when you crossed into morocco and put the watches back two hours from spanish time.

 

[Fanum]

I wonder if they've told the airlines and airport operators this time

 

[MrIFan]

I wonder if they've told the airlines and airport operators this time

That was an expensive day!!

 

[Tim Cullis]

There now seems to be some doubt about the start of MST, with one source stating it will commence the last Sunday in April.