Morocco Returns to GMT+1 Time as Ramadan Ends

The legal time will therefore be advanced by 60 minutes starting this Sunday, a few days after the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the month of Ramadan.

Morocco had switched to summer time on May 5th, the day before the month of Ramadan. The government had surprisingly announced its decision to maintain the GMT+1 time, leading to demonstrations, particularly from high school students. It had then announced the publication of a study on its impact on the population.

A few days ago, the delegate minister to the head of government in charge of public employment had stated that the results of this study, which has never been made public despite his promise, focused on the impact of the time change on health, safety, energy, and education. The results would be "encouraging and far from worrying".

For the minister, it would be wiser to keep a single schedule all year round, given the disruptions generated by the four previous changes.

Until now, Morocco had adopted summer time on fixed dates each year from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October, with the exception of the month of Ramadan. During the holy month, the kingdom has a two-hour difference with its main European partners.