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You need to keep in mind that this time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 1 hour ahead of the UTC time zone.

This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.

In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.

Please be aware that this time zone is observed during Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the spring, summer, and autumn months.

During the winter months, clocks went back one hour to the UTC+0 offset and Greenwich Mean Time is observed.


About This Time Pattern

This time zone is a time offset that adds 1 hour to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.

Its main cities and territories are:

In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.

This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.

You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:

This time zone is used in the following countries:

In the United Kingdom, this time zone is present in the territory of England, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Jersey.

During DST, civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more.