Western European Summer Time

The following countries and territories use UTC+01:00 during the summer, between 1:00 UTC on the last Sunday of March and 1:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October.

• Canary Islands, regularly since 1980 (rest of Spain is CEST, i.e. UTC+02:00)
• Faroe Islands, regularly since 1981
• Ireland
  • 1916–1939 summers IST
  • 1940–1946 all year IST
  • 1947–1968 summers IST
  • 1968–1971 all year IST
  • 1972– summers IST
• Portugal
  • Continental Portugal^[5]
    • 1916–1921 summers WEST
    • 1924 summer WEST
    • 1926–1929 summers WEST
    • 1931–1932 summers WEST
    • 1934–1941 summers WEST
    • 1942–1945 summers WEST (1942–1945 midsummers Western European Midsummer Time|WEMT^[6][7]=WEST+1)
    • 1946–1966 summers WEST
    • 1966–1976 all year WEST/CET
    • 1977–1992 summers WEST
    • 1992–1996 winters WEST/CET (1993–1995 summers CEST)
    • 1996– summers WEST
  • Madeira, regularly since 1982^[8]
• The United Kingdom
  • 1916–1939 summers BST
  • 1940–1945 all year BST (1941–1945 summers BDST=BST+1)
  • 1946 summer BST
  • 1947 summer BST (1947 midsummer BDST=BST+1)
  • 1948–1968 summers BST
  • 1968–1971 all year BST
  • 1972– summers BST

In Ireland, since the Standard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971, Ireland has used UTC+1 in summer (officially "standard time",^[9] Irish: am caighdeánach,^[10] though usually called "summer time") and UTC+0 in winter (officially "winter time").^[11]

Portugal moved to Central European Time and Central European Summer Time in 1992, but reverted to Western European Time in 1996 after concluding that energy savings were small, it had a disturbing effect on children's sleeping habits as it would not get dark until 22:00 or 22:30 in summer evenings, during winter mornings the sun was still rising at 9:00, with repercussions on standards of learning and school performance, and insurance companies reported a rise in the number of accidents.^[12]

Starting in 1916, the dates for the beginning and end of BST each year were mandated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1940 to 1945, the country used British Summer Time in the winter months and British Double Summer Time, a further hour ahead of GMT, in the summer months. From 1968 to 1971, the country used BST throughout the year. In February 2002, the Summer Time Order 2002^[13] changed the dates and times to match European rules for moving to and from daylight saving time.

Note: Until 1 October 1916 time in all of Ireland was based on Dublin Mean Time, GMT − 25 minutes.

• Prerau, David. Saving the Daylight: Why We Put the Clocks Forward (ISBN 1-86207-796-7) — The Story of Summer Time/Daylight Saving Time with a focus on the UK

• A Brief History of BST/DST
• History of legal time in Britain
• BBC News report: Safety call as clocks go back.
• BBC News report: Tundra time call in clocks debate.
• UK Government Report: Overview of the pros and cons of British Summer Time.
• RoSPA Press Release: RoSPA calls for switch to lighter nights to save lives
• BST FAQ
• Official British Government site listing Summer time dates for 2006–2011 inclusive (Updated March 2008)
• Dates when BST began and ended
• UNIX 'zoneinfo' file for Europe: as well as including a full set of dates for all European countries, it includes many comments on the history of DST in those countries.