Clock changes in Rabat
Morocco Africa/Casablanca Daylight saving time
Standard time
UTC+0
GMT
Daylight saving time
UTC+1
WEST
Next change
February 7, 2027
Back 60 min
Most recent change
March 22, 2026
Forward 60 min
Upcoming changes (2026–2035)
| Local date | Direction | Clocks go | Offset after | Then called | UTC instant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2026 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| March 22, 2026 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| February 7, 2027 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| March 14, 2027 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| January 23, 2028 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| March 5, 2028 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| January 14, 2029 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| February 18, 2029 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| December 30, 2029 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| February 10, 2030 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| December 22, 2030 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| January 26, 2031 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| December 14, 2031 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| January 18, 2032 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| November 28, 2032 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| January 9, 2033 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| November 20, 2033 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| December 25, 2033 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| November 5, 2034 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| December 17, 2034 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) | |
| October 28, 2035 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT (standard) | |
| December 9, 2035 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST (DST) |
Daylight saving period by year
| Year | DST starts | DST ends | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | March 22 at 03:00 | February 15 at 02:00 | 2 |
| 2027 | March 14 at 03:00 | February 7 at 02:00 | 2 |
| 2028 | March 5 at 03:00 | January 23 at 02:00 | 2 |
| 2029 | February 18 at 03:00 | January 14 at 02:00 | 3 |
| 2030 | February 10 at 03:00 | December 22 at 02:00 | 2 |
| 2031 | January 26 at 03:00 | December 14 at 02:00 | 2 |
| 2032 | January 18 at 03:00 | November 28 at 02:00 | 2 |
| 2033 | January 9 at 03:00 | November 20 at 02:00 | 3 |
| 2034 | December 17 at 03:00 | November 5 at 02:00 | 2 |
| 2035 | December 9 at 03:00 | October 28 at 02:00 | 2 |
Past changes (2016–2025)
Most recent first. Useful when checking what a timestamp meant at the time it was recorded.
| Local date | Change | Clocks went | Offset after | Then called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2025 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| February 23, 2025 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| April 14, 2024 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| March 10, 2024 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| April 23, 2023 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| March 19, 2023 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| May 8, 2022 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| March 27, 2022 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| May 16, 2021 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| April 11, 2021 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| May 31, 2020 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| April 19, 2020 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| June 9, 2019 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| May 5, 2019 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| June 17, 2018 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| May 13, 2018 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| March 25, 2018 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| October 29, 2017 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| July 2, 2017 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| May 21, 2017 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| March 26, 2017 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| October 30, 2016 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| July 10, 2016 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
| June 5, 2016 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+00:00 | GMT |
| March 27, 2016 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+01:00 | WEST |
Why this matters for stored times
A clock change is the reason a future appointment should never be stored as an offset. Save
"2027-03-14 09:00 at Africa/Casablanca" and it resolves correctly whatever the rules
turn out to be. Save "2027-03-14 09:00 UTC+01:00" and you have
frozen today's rules into a date that may fall on the other side of a transition — or of a
change to the rules themselves.
Frequently asked questions
Does Rabat change its clocks?
Yes. Rabat observes daylight saving time, moving between UTC+0 (GMT) and UTC+1 (WEST). Under the rules currently published, the next 10 years contain 22 changes, all listed on this page.
When do the clocks next change in Rabat?
February 15, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 WEST to 02:00 GMT. Because the change is defined in Rabat's own local time, it happens at that reading regardless of what other countries are doing that weekend.
What happens to the hour that is skipped or repeated?
When the clocks go forward, the local times inside the gap never occur — so a meeting set for one of them has no instant to happen at. When they go back, the hour before the change repeats, so that local reading occurs twice, an hour apart. Our time zone converter flags both cases instead of silently picking one.
How far ahead can these dates be trusted?
They come from the IANA time zone database, which is what browsers and operating systems use, and they reflect the rules published today. Governments occasionally change or abolish daylight saving with only weeks of notice; when that happens the database is updated and this page is regenerated from it on the next build.
Cities that change at the same moment
Everywhere on Africa/Casablanca shares this exact schedule.