Israel to Switch to Winter Time in October 2026
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Israel will switch to winter time on the night of October 24-25, 2026, setting clocks back one hour. This change will last until March 26, 2027, when daylight saving time resumes. The shift aims to align with daylight hours and is expected to save hundreds of millions of shekels yearly on electricity. Analog clocks will require manual adjustment.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel will switch to winter time on the night of October 24-25, 2026.
- Clocks will move back one hour, from 2:00 AM to 1:00 AM.
- Winter time will end on March 26, 2027, with the return to daylight saving time.
- The change requires manual adjustment for analog clocks.
- The shift is expected to save hundreds of millions of shekels annually on electricity.
Israel will transition to winter time on the night between October 24 and 25, 2026. The clocks will be set back one hour at 2:00 AM, making it 1:00 AM, effectively granting an extra hour of sleep. This change marks the end of daylight saving time, which began earlier in the year. Winter time will remain in effect until March 26, 2027. On that date, at 2:00 AM, clocks will spring forward one hour to 3:00 AM as Israel returns to daylight saving time. While digital devices and most electronic systems will update automatically, manual adjustment will be necessary for analog clocks. The shift to winter time is intended to align human activity with natural daylight hours, which is also projected to save hundreds of millions of shekels annually on electricity costs.
