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Clock Changes in Lyon, Rhône, France 1978

Next change:
okt
26
1 hour Back

26 okt 2025, 03:00

Start DST: zondag 2 april 1978 — 1 hour forward
End DST: zondag 1 oktober 1978 — 1 hour backward

2 apr

Forward 1 hour

2 apr 1978 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
zondag 2 april 1978, 02:00:00 clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
zondag 2 april 1978, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on 2 apr 1978 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

1 okt

Back 1 hour

1 okt 1978 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
zondag 1 oktober 1978, 03:00:00 clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
zondag 1 oktober 1978, 02:00:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on 1 okt 1978 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

Year DST Start (Clock Forward) DST End (Clock Backward)
1970 — 1975 DST not observed
1976 zondag 28 maart, 01:00 zondag 26 september, 01:00
1977 zondag 3 april, 02:00 zondag 25 september, 03:00
1978 zondag 2 april, 02:00 zondag 1 oktober, 03:00
1979 zondag 1 april, 02:00 zondag 30 september, 03:00
All times are local for Lyon.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Lyon, however, we have earlier time zone history for Paris available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Lyon