In Latvia the switch to summer time will happen at 3:00 a.m. on 27 March (the night to Sunday). Clocks will need to be turned one hour forward, reminds Latvian Ministry of Economics.
Because in the European Union there is no unified vision for new conditions in relation to resetting the clock twice a year, the practice remains in force – summer time in Latvia is in force from the last Sunday of March until the last Sunday of October. This means summer time this year will last until 30 October.
The transition to summer time in Latvia is governed by requirements of the Cabinet of Ministers. In accordance with regulations, the transition to summer time in Latvia is performed at 03:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of March with clocks turned one hour forward and on the last Sunday of October residents have to turn their clock’s one hour back at 4:00 a.m.
In the European Union the transition to summer time is governed by the European Parliament’s and European Council’s directive. The directive governs the beginning of summer time and its ending equally for all European Union.
Summer time in Latvia was introduced for the first time in 1981. From 1997 onward, summer time in Latvia lasts from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October.
Reminder! Clocks to be turned hour forward this Sunday
