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# Austria to Begin Winter Time on October 25, 2026

September 28, 2026 at 06:48 PM

> Clocks will be set back one hour at 3:00 a.m. as Austria transitions to winter time despite ongoing EU debates over ending the practice.

**Austria** will transition to winter time on the night of Saturday, October 24, to Sunday, October 25, 2026. At 3:00 a.m., clocks will be set back one hour to 2:00 a.m. This shift follows the standard rule that winter time begins on the last Sunday of October.

The **Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying** in **Vienna** manages Austria's time signal, while devices sync via the DCF77 transmitter in **Germany**. Although the EU voted to end time changes in 2019, the reform remains blocked in the **EU Council of Ministers**.

Public sentiment remains high against the practice, with 84 percent of EU citizens favoring its end. While sleep researchers advocate for permanent winter time, the Austrian government has already set daylight saving dates through the year 2031 by ordinance.



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