At 2 a.m., it will be 1 a.m.: Morocco is changing its time permanently

The date was announced as early as June when the government abandoned GMT+1. It has since been enshrined in Decree No. 2.26.530, published in Official Bulletin No. 7521 on June 29, 2026. The text explicitly provides for the time to be set back by 60 minutes on Sunday, September 20, at 2 a.m.

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Above all, this decree repeals the one dated October 26, 2018, which had permanently added one hour to Morocco’s legal time. This is therefore not simply a seasonal switch to “winter time”: GMT is once again becoming Morocco’s official reference time.

At 2 a.m., it will be 1 a.m.

Concretely, during the night from Saturday, September 19, to Sunday, September 20, clocks will have to be turned back one hour. At 2 a.m., it will once again be 1 a.m. Phones and devices set to Morocco’s time zone should make the change automatically, but travelers will need to pay particular attention to the times shown on their tickets.

The change will also have an immediate consequence for MREs living in Europe. As long as France, Spain, Belgium, or the Netherlands remain on daylight saving time, they will be two hours ahead of Morocco. This difference will then narrow when the European countries switch to winter time.

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GMT+1 was introduced nationwide in 2018, with an interruption every year during Ramadan. This arrangement is disappearing with the new decree. In June, the government explained that it wanted to address the difficulties and criticism expressed by part of the population over several years.