Highlights (click to go)
Change from summer to winter time 2024 is fast approaching. This solution raises a lot of emotions every year, not only in Poland. Each time the question arises: is this the last change of this kind? And does changing the clocks twice a year make sense at all? Check where the time change was first introduced, what its pros and cons are and when we will change from summer to winter time in October.
When will the time change be abolished?
Changing the time has as many supporters as opponents. Many people wonder whether it brings more benefits or losses. Issues such as energy savings, the amount of sunlight, the impact of time change on our well-being and health, and changes in train and bus timetables are analyzed.
– Changing the time is ineffective and has no positive impact on our condition or the economy. It should be abolished – Miłosz Motyka, deputy minister of climate, recently said in Fakt Live and announced that after the October time change, the government will return to talks on this topic. The decision should be made next year, after the spring change from winter to summer time.
The time changes that we agree to twice a year make no sense. They made sense maybe two hundred years ago. Today they cause loss, confusion and health damage.
Tomasz Rożek in the Science program. I like it
See what are the advantages and disadvantages of changing the time
Let us recall that before the outbreak of the pandemic, the European Union started working on regulations that could lead to the abolition of time change in EU countries. However, the talks were suspended.
Click to enlarge gum.gov.pl Graphic of the Central Office of Measures showing what will happen if only summer time, only winter time and two time changes a year are introduced
When will the time change to winter 2024? How and what time will we change the clocks?
In Poland we change the time twice a year. At the end of March we introduce summer time, and at the end of October we switch to winter time.
This year, we changed the clocks on the night of March 25 to 26, switching to summer time, and at night October 26 to 27, 2024, i.e. from Saturday to Sunday we will switch to winter time. The clocks should be moved from 3:00 to 2:00, which means we will sleep an hour longer.
Time change in 2024-2026 (dates)
In accordance with the current arrangements, which may of course change, in the coming years we will introduce time changes in Poland on the following dates:
Change from winter time to summer time:
- w 2025 r. – 30 marca
- w 2026 r. – 29 marca
Change from summer to winter time:
- in 2024 – October 27
- in 2025 – October 26
- in 2026 – October 25
Who invented time change?
The idea of introducing a seasonal time change appeared in the 18th century in the United States. It was proposed by Benjamin Franklin, co-author of the US Constitution and inventor of the lightning rod. He believed that changing the time could have a good impact on the economy, but at that time his arguments were not strong enough to implement real changes.
William Willett from Great Britain also had a similar idea – in 1907 his publication entitled “The Waste of Daylight”, but he also failed to persuade his country’s politicians to adopt specific solutions.
Daylight saving time was first introduced during World War I. The main reason and argument “for” was energy saving and better use of light during the day. The Germans were the first to introduce the change. On April 30, 1916, they moved their clocks forward one hour. After them, this solution was introduced by the English.
When was the first time change in Poland?
In Poland, time change was first introduced in 1919. It was in force during World War II, and later in 1946-1949 and 1957-1964. Since 1977, the time in Poland has been changed regularly, twice a year.
Time change in Europe and around the world. Where does it not apply?
The reason for introducing seasonal time changes is primarily the ability to use daylight as long and as effectively as possible. Two times a year (winter and summer) apply in almost 70 countries around the world, including all EU countries (this issue is regulated by a special directive of the European Parliament).
However, there are countries where the time does not change. An example is Russia, which permanently introduced winter time in 2014. They also do not change clocks in Iceland and Belarus.
“Learning. I like it!” about why we change the time
sources:
