Spain moves to summer time this weekend, bringing longer evenings, more daylight… and one hour less sleep.

In the early hours of Sunday, clocks will jump forward from 2am to 3am, meaning the day will be just 23 hours long. And yes, you will feel it.

Most people experience a dip in energy and concentration for a couple of days after the switch, with groggy mornings and a disrupted body clock as we adjust to the new light cycle.

But there is a trade-off, as from Sunday onwards, evenings get noticeably longer.

Sunset will come a full hour later straight away and will continue stretching further into the evening as summer approaches.

In Andalucia, that means more time outdoors, busier terraces and a clear boost to social life.

The change coincides with Semana Santa, ferias and spring events that fill towns and cities with activity well into the night.

Mornings, however, take a hit, as sunrise will initially come later than in recent days.

In eastern provinces like Almeria, the sun will rise at around 8am on Sunday, almost an hour later than the day before. In the west, places like Huelva will see sunrise pushed back to after 8:15am.

But the evenings more than compensate.

Sunset will jump to around 8.30pm in the east and close to 8.50pm in the west, marking the beginning of the long, bright evenings that define spring and summer in southern Spain.

By late June, daylight will stretch even further, with sunsets approaching 10pm in some parts of Andalucía.

Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.