Time in the Falkland Islands

{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}{{Use British English|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox time zone |title = Time in the Falkland Islands |dst use = none |initials = FKST |offset = −03:00 |name = UTC−03:00 }}

The Falkland Islands has officially used '''Falkland Islands Standard Time''' (FKST, UTC−03:00) all year round since 5 September 2010.<ref name=TimeAndDate.com>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/falkland/stanley?syear=2010|title=Time zone in Stanley, Falkland Islands (2010s)|website=TimeAndDate.com|publisher=Time and Date AS|date=n.d.|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> However, many residents of Camp (all areas of the Falkland Islands outside the main city) use UTC−04:00, known in the Falklands as 'Camp time' (as opposed to 'Stanley time' or 'Government clocks').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footprinttravelguides.com/latin-america/falkland-islands/essentials/essentials-a-z/|title=Falkland Islands » Essentials A-Z|work=Footprint Travel Guides|date=2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200936/https://www.FootprintTravelGuides.com/latin-america/falkland-islands/essentials/essentials-a-z/|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref>

The Falkland Islands previously used Stanley Mean Time (UTC−03:51:24) until 11 March 1912, when Falkland Islands Time (FKT, UTC−04:00) came into effect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/falkland/stanley?year=1912|title=Daylight saving time change dates 1912 in Stanley, Falkland Islands|website=TimeAndDate.com|publisher=Time and Date AS|date=n.d.|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> FKT was then used all year round until 25 September 1983, when Falkland Islands Summer Time (FKST, UTC−03:00) was first introduced for the summer period of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/falkland/stanley?syear=1980|title=Time zone in Stanley, Falkland Islands (1980s)|website=TimeAndDate.com|publisher=Time and Date AS|date=n.d.|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> FKT was then used in the winter period (April–September) and FKST in the summer period (September–April) until April 2011,<ref name=TimeAndDate.com/> when the Falkland Islands Government decided not to put the clocks back and remain on daylight saving time all year around in the hope of gaining more time to contact the United Kingdom and Europe during the day, and lighter evenings in the winter.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brock|first=Juanita|date=1 April 2011|title=Falklands not to fall back in April|url=http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=5914&source=3|website=FalklandNews.com|location=Stanley, Falkland Islands|publisher=Falkland Islands News Network|access-date=4 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203904/http://www.FalklandNews.com/public/story.cfm?get=5914&source=3|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/falkland-islands-dst-2011.html|title=Falkland Islands trial all year DST in 2011|website=TimeAndDate.com|publisher=Time and Date AS|date=4 April 2011|access-date=17 August 2024|quote=The Falkland Islands will remain on summer time all year in 2011.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2011/03/31/falkland-islands-will-remain-on-summer-time-throughout-2011|title=Falkland Islands will remain on summer time throughout 2011|publisher=MercoPress|date=31 March 2011|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/fkst|title=FKST – Falkland Islands Summer Time (UTC -3)|website=TimeAndDate.com|publisher=Time and Date AS|date=n.d.|access-date=17 August 2024}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/fkt|title=FKT – Falkland Islands Time (UTC -4)|website=TimeAndDate.com|publisher=Time and Date AS|date=n.d.|access-date=17 August 2024|quote=This time zone is no longer in use.}}

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