When Is Winter 2024 Uk Dates

When Is Winter 2024 Uk Dates. In 2024 the winter solstice will occur on saturday 21 december at 9.21am gmt. The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year after which the days begin to get longer and the nights get shorter.

In the uk the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last sunday in march, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last sunday in october. The summer solstice, which occurs around the 21 june in the northern hemisphere, is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight while the winter solstice, on or around the 21 december.