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Daylight saving time by country

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Daylight saving time by country

Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time, is the practice of advancing clocks during part of the year, typically by one hour around spring and summer, so that daylight ends at a later time of the day. As of 2026, DST is observed in most of Europe, most of North America and parts of Africa and Asia around the Northern Hemisphere summer, and in parts of South America and Oceania around the Southern Hemisphere summer. It was also formerly observed in other areas.

Tables

· Scheduled observance
Locations
DST start
DST end
Shift
Bahamas Bermuda Canada, except Yukon, most of British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and parts of Nunavut (Southampton Island), Ontario (Atikokan) and Quebec (Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent) Greenland: Pituffik Space Base Haiti Mexico: Baja California, and municipalities near the U . border except in Sonora Saint Pierre and Miquelon Turks and Caicos
Second Sunday in March at 02:00
First Sunday in November at 02:00
1 hour
Cuba
Second Sunday in March at 00:00
First Sunday in November at 01:00
1 hour
European Union, except Overseas France Akrotiri and Dhekelia Albania Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands Gibraltar Greenland, except Pituffik Space Base and east coast of National Park Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Kosovo Liechtenstein Moldova Monaco Montenegro North Macedonia Northern Cyprus Norway San Marino Serbia Swi
Last Sunday in March at 01:00 UTC
Last Sunday in October at 01:00 UTC
1 hour
Lebanon
Last Sunday in March at 00:00
Last Sunday in October at 00:00
1 hour
Israel
Friday before last Sunday in March at 02:00
Last Sunday in October at 02:00
1 hour
Palestine
Saturday before last Sunday in March at 02:00
Saturday before last Sunday in October at 02:00
1 hour
Egypt
Last Friday in April at 00:00
Last Thursday in October at 24:00
1 hour
Chile, except Aysén and Magallanes regions
First Saturday in September at 24:00 UTC−04:00
First Saturday in April at 24:00 UTC−03:00
1 hour
Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, New South Wales (except Lord Howe Island), Norfolk Island, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
First Sunday in October at 02:00
First Sunday in April at 03:00
1 hour
Australia: Lord Howe Island
First Sunday in October at 02:00
First Sunday in April at 02:00
30 minutes
New Zealand
Last Sunday in September at 02:00 UTC+12:00
First Sunday in April at 03:00 UTC+13:00
1 hour
· Historical observance
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Location
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Notes
Observed DST since 1939.
Albania
Albania
Location
Albania
Notes
Observed DST in 1940–1943, and since 1974.
Algeria
Algeria
Location
Algeria
Last year of time changes
1981
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1921, in the autumn of 1939, in 1944–1945, 1971, 1977–1978, and 1980–1981.
Andorra
Andorra
Location
Andorra
Notes
Observed DST since 1985.
Argentina
Argentina
Location
Argentina
Last year of time changes
2009
Notes
Observed DST in 1930–1969, 1974, 1988–2000, and 2007–2009.
Armenia
Armenia
Location
Armenia
Last year of time changes
2011
Notes
Observed DST in 1981–1995, 1997–2011.
Australia
Australia
Location
Australia
Notes
Main article: Daylight saving time in Australia DST used only in the Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.
Austria
Austria
Location
Austria
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1918, 1920, 1940–1948 (as part of Germany between 1940 and 1945) and since 1980.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Location
Azerbaijan
Last year of time changes
2015
Notes
Observed DST in 1981–1992 and 1996–2015.
Bahamas
Bahamas
Location
Bahamas
Notes
Observed DST since 1964.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Location
Bangladesh
Last year of time changes
2009
Notes
Observed DST during World War II from 1942 to 1945 as a part of the Bengal Presidency of India. Also observed in 2009.
Barbados
Barbados
Location
Barbados
Last year of time changes
1980
Notes
Observed DST from 1977 to 1980.
Basutoland
Basutoland
Location
Basutoland
Last year of time changes
1944
Notes
Observed DST in 1943–1944.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Location
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Last year of time changes
1944
Notes
Observed DST in 1943–1944.
Belarus
Belarus
Location
Belarus
Last year of time changes
2010
Notes
Observed DST in 1941–1944, 1981–2010.
Belgium
Belgium
Location
Belgium
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1940, 1942–1946 and since 1977.
Belize
Belize
Location
Belize
Last year of time changes
1983
Notes
Observed DST in 1973–1974 and 1982–1983.
Bermuda
Bermuda
Location
Bermuda
Notes
Observed DST since 1974.
Bolivia
Bolivia
Location
Bolivia
Last year of time changes
1932
Notes
Observed DST in 1931–1932.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, in 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of Yugoslavia or independent.
Brazil
Brazil
Location
Brazil
Last year of time changes
2019
Notes
Observed DST in 1931–1933, 1949–1953, 1963–1968, and 1985–2019.
British Gold Coast
British Gold Coast
Location
British Gold Coast
Last year of time changes
1942
Notes
Observed DST in 1936–1942.
British Hong Kong
British Hong Kong
Location
British Hong Kong
Last year of time changes
1979
Notes
Observed DST in 1941, 1945–1976, and 1979.
British Malaya
British Malaya
Location
British Malaya
Last year of time changes
1936
Notes
Observed DST in 1933–1936. The time zone in British Malaya also changed many times in the past.
British Raj
British Raj
Location
British Raj
Last year of time changes
1945
Notes
Observed DST during World War II from 1941 to 1945. Briefly observed during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Location
Bulgaria
Notes
Observed DST in 1943–1944 and since 1979.
Canada
Canada
Location
Canada
Notes
Main article: Daylight saving time in Canada Yukon, most of British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and parts of Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec do not observe DST. Most of these areas use time zones equivalent to permanent DST.
Chad
Chad
Location
Chad
Last year of time changes
1980
Notes
Observed DST in winter 1979–1980.
Chile
Chile
Location
Chile
Notes
Observed DST in 1927–1946 (excluding Easter Island, which observed it in 1932–1946) and again, as consequence of hydropower scarcity during the Great Drought of 1968, from 1968 to 2015. Chile observed year-round DST in 2015, but reintroduced regular DST in 2016. Magallanes Region since December 2016 and Aysén Region since March 2025 do not observe
China
China
Location
China
Last year of time changes
1991
Notes
Observed DST in 1940–1941 (when it was Republic of China) and 1986–1991.
Colombia
Colombia
Location
Colombia
Last year of time changes
1993
Notes
Observed DST in 1992–1993.
Colony of Singapore
Colony of Singapore
Location
Colony of Singapore
Last year of time changes
1935
Notes
Observed DST in 1933–1935 by adding 20 minutes to standard time. On January 1, 1936, country changed their time zone to UTC+07:20.
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
Location
Cook Islands
Last year of time changes
1991
Notes
Observed DST in 1978–1991.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Location
Costa Rica
Last year of time changes
1992
Notes
Observed DST in 1954, 1979–1980 and 1991–1992.
Croatia
Croatia
Location
Croatia
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, in 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of Yugoslavia or independent.
Cuba
Cuba
Location
Cuba
Notes
Observed DST in 1928, 1940–1942, 1945–1946, and since 1965.
Cyprus
Cyprus
Location
Cyprus
Notes
Observed DST since 1975.
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Location
Czech Republic
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, 1940–1949 and since 1979 when it was part of Czechoslovakia or independent.
Denmark
Denmark
Location
Denmark
Notes
Observed DST in 1916, 1940–1948, and since 1980.
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Location
Dominican Republic
Last year of time changes
1974
Notes
Observed DST in 1966–1967, 1969–1974.
Egypt
Egypt
Location
Egypt
Notes
Observed DST in 1940–1945, 1957–2010, 2014, and since 2023.
El Salvador
El Salvador
Location
El Salvador
Last year of time changes
1988
Notes
Observed DST in 1987–1988.
Estonia
Estonia
Location
Estonia
Notes
Observed DST in 1918, 1940–1944, 1981–1988, 1997–1999, and since 2002.
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Location
Faroe Islands
Notes
Observed DST since 1981.
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
Location
Falkland Islands
Last year of time changes
2010
Notes
Observed DST in 1937–1942 and 1983–2010.
Fiji
Fiji
Location
Fiji
Last year of time changes
2021
Notes
Main article: Daylight saving time in Fiji Observed DST in 1998–2000 and 2009–2021.
Finland
Finland
Location
Finland
Notes
Observed DST in 1942 and since 1981.
France
France
Location
France
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1945 and since 1976.
French Madagascar
French Madagascar
Location
French Madagascar
Last year of time changes
1954
Notes
Observed DST in 1954.
Georgia
Georgia
Location
Georgia
Last year of time changes
2005
Notes
Observed DST in 1981–2005.
Germany
Germany
Location
Germany
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1918, 1940–1949, and since 1980.
Greece
Greece
Location
Greece
Notes
Observed DST in 1932–1952 and since 1975.
Greenland
Greenland
Location
Greenland
Notes
Observed DST since 1980. Follows European Union practice as part of the Kingdom of Denmark, hence start and end times correspond to 01:00 UTC on the respective Sunday. See Daylight saving time in the Americas—Greenland. The Pituffik Space Base uses the DST schedule of Canada and the United States. Stations on the east coast of Northeast Greenland N
Guatemala
Guatemala
Location
Guatemala
Last year of time changes
2006
Notes
Observed DST in 1973–1974, 1983, 1991, and 2006.
Guernsey
Guernsey
Location
Guernsey
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1968 and since 1972.
Haiti
Haiti
Location
Haiti
Notes
Observed DST in 1983–1997, 2005–2006, 2012–2015, and since 2017.
Honduras
Honduras
Location
Honduras
Last year of time changes
2006
Notes
Observed DST in 1987–1988 and 2006.
Hungary
Hungary
Location
Hungary
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1920, 1941–1950, 1954–1957, and since 1980.
Iceland
Iceland
Location
Iceland
Last year of time changes
1968
Notes
Observed DST in 1917–1918 and 1939–1968.
India
India
Location
India
Last year of time changes
1945
Notes
Observed DST during World War II from 1941 to 1945. Briefly observed during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971.
Iraq
Iraq
Location
Iraq
Last year of time changes
2007
Notes
Observed DST in 1982–2007.
Iran
Iran
Location
Iran
Last year of time changes
2022
Notes
Main article: Daylight saving time in Iran Observed DST in 1977–1980, 1991–2005, and 2008–2022.
Ireland
Ireland
Location
Ireland
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1968 and since 1972.
Isle of Man
Isle of Man
Location
Isle of Man
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1968 and since 1972.
Israel
Israel
Location
Israel
Notes
Main article: Israel Summer Time Observed DST in 1940–1946, 1948–1957, 1974–1975, 1980, and since 1984.
Italy
Italy
Location
Italy
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1920, 1940–1948, and since 1966.
Jamaica
Jamaica
Location
Jamaica
Last year of time changes
1983
Notes
Observed DST in 1974–1983.
Japan
Japan
Location
Japan
Last year of time changes
1951
Notes
Observed DST in 1948–1951.
Jersey
Jersey
Location
Jersey
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1968 and since 1971.
Jordan
Jordan
Location
Jordan
Last year of time changes
2022
Notes
Observed DST with annual time changes in 1973–1978 and 1985–2011, permanently in 2012–2013, with annual time changes in 2014–2022, and permanently since 2022.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Location
Kazakhstan
Last year of time changes
2004
Notes
Observed DST in 1981–1990 and 1992–2004.
Kosovo
Kosovo
Location
Kosovo
Notes
Observed DST 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia or independent.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Location
Kyrgyzstan
Last year of time changes
2005
Notes
Observed DST in 1981–2005.
Latvia
Latvia
Location
Latvia
Notes
Observed DST in 1918–1919, 1941–1944, and since 1981.
Lebanon
Lebanon
Location
Lebanon
Notes
Observed DST in 1920–1923, 1957–1961, 1972–1978, and since 1984.
Libya
Libya
Location
Libya
Last year of time changes
2013
Notes
Observed DST in 1951–1959, 1982–1989, 1996–1997, and 2012–2013.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Location
Liechtenstein
Notes
Observed DST since 1981.
Lithuania
Lithuania
Location
Lithuania
Notes
Observed DST in 1941–1944, 1981–1999, and since 2003.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Location
Luxembourg
Notes
Observed DST in 1916–1946 and since 1977.
Location
Last year of time changes
Notes
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Observed DST since 1939.
Albania
Observed DST in 1940–1943, and since 1974.
Algeria
1981
Observed DST in 1916–1921, in the autumn of 1939, in 1944–1945, 1971, 1977–1978, and 1980–1981.
Andorra
Observed DST since 1985.
Argentina
2009
Observed DST in 1930–1969, 1974, 1988–2000, and 2007–2009.
Armenia
2011
Observed DST in 1981–1995, 1997–2011.
Australia
Main article: Daylight saving time in Australia DST used only in the Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.
Austria
Observed DST in 1916–1918, 1920, 1940–1948 (as part of Germany between 1940 and 1945) and since 1980.
Azerbaijan
2015
Observed DST in 1981–1992 and 1996–2015.
Bahamas
Observed DST since 1964.
Bangladesh
2009
Observed DST during World War II from 1942 to 1945 as a part of the Bengal Presidency of India. Also observed in 2009.
Barbados
1980
Observed DST from 1977 to 1980.
Basutoland
1944
Observed DST in 1943–1944.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
1944
Observed DST in 1943–1944.
Belarus
2010
Observed DST in 1941–1944, 1981–2010.
Belgium
Observed DST in 1916–1940, 1942–1946 and since 1977.
Belize
1983
Observed DST in 1973–1974 and 1982–1983.
Bermuda
Observed DST since 1974.
Bolivia
1932
Observed DST in 1931–1932.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, in 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of Yugoslavia or independent.
Brazil
2019
Observed DST in 1931–1933, 1949–1953, 1963–1968, and 1985–2019.
British Gold Coast
1942
Observed DST in 1936–1942.
British Hong Kong
1979
Observed DST in 1941, 1945–1976, and 1979.
British Malaya
1936
Observed DST in 1933–1936. The time zone in British Malaya also changed many times in the past.
British Raj
1945
Observed DST during World War II from 1941 to 1945. Briefly observed during the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971.
Bulgaria
Observed DST in 1943–1944 and since 1979.
Canada
Main article: Daylight saving time in Canada Yukon, most of British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and parts of Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec do not observe DST. Most of these areas use time zones equivalent to permanent DST.
Chad
1980
Observed DST in winter 1979–1980.
Chile
Observed DST in 1927–1946 (excluding Easter Island, which observed it in 1932–1946) and again, as consequence of hydropower scarcity during the Great Drought of 1968, from 1968 to 2015. Chile observed year-round DST in 2015, but reintroduced regular DST in 2016. Magallanes Region since December 2016 and Aysén Region since March 2025 do not observe
China
1991
Observed DST in 1940–1941 (when it was Republic of China) and 1986–1991.
Colombia
1993
Observed DST in 1992–1993.
Colony of Singapore
1935
Observed DST in 1933–1935 by adding 20 minutes to standard time. On January 1, 1936, country changed their time zone to UTC+07:20.
Cook Islands
1991
Observed DST in 1978–1991.
Costa Rica
1992
Observed DST in 1954, 1979–1980 and 1991–1992.
Croatia
Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, in 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of Yugoslavia or independent.
Cuba
Observed DST in 1928, 1940–1942, 1945–1946, and since 1965.
Cyprus
Observed DST since 1975.
Czech Republic
Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, 1940–1949 and since 1979 when it was part of Czechoslovakia or independent.
Denmark
Observed DST in 1916, 1940–1948, and since 1980.
Dominican Republic
1974
Observed DST in 1966–1967, 1969–1974.
Egypt
Observed DST in 1940–1945, 1957–2010, 2014, and since 2023.
El Salvador
1988
Observed DST in 1987–1988.
Estonia
Observed DST in 1918, 1940–1944, 1981–1988, 1997–1999, and since 2002.
Faroe Islands
Observed DST since 1981.
Falkland Islands
2010
Observed DST in 1937–1942 and 1983–2010.
Fiji
2021
Main article: Daylight saving time in Fiji Observed DST in 1998–2000 and 2009–2021.
Finland
Observed DST in 1942 and since 1981.
France
Observed DST in 1916–1945 and since 1976.
French Madagascar
1954
Observed DST in 1954.

References

  1. Member states of the European Union (EU): Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia
  2. The time changes occur at Saturday 24:00 Continental Chile Time (UTC−04:00 standard time, UTC−03:00 DST) simultaneously
  3. The time changes occur at 02:00 New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12:00) simultaneously in all parts of the country that ob
  4. The year is listed only for areas that no longer observe DST.
  5. The government of Greenland specified that the portion of Greenland observing UTC−3 would change its standard time to UT
  6. The Faroe Islands and Greenland are not part of the EU and are listed separately.
  7. Including Åland.
  8. Some parts of Overseas France are part of the EU but do not observe DST.
  9. Only the European part of the Netherlands is part of the EU and observes DST.
  10. Including Azores and Madeira.
  11. Including the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla and plazas de soberanía.
  12. "The World Clock (extended version)"
    https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
  13. "Time zone database and code"
    https://github.com/eggert/tz
  14. "Permanent daylight saving time"
    https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/celebrating-british-columbia/daylight-saving-time
  15. "Decreto 1286: Modifica decreto supremo Nº 253 del Ministerio del Interior, disponiendo cambios en la hora oficial de Chile Continental, de la Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena y de Chile Insular Occidental"
    https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1125760
  16. "Time change"
    https://www.horaoficial.cl/aviso/informacion_ing.html
  17. "New Zealand Daylight Time Order 2007"
    https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2007/0185/latest/whole.html
  18. World Clock
    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=370
  19. Time Zone News
    http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/usa-canada-start-dst-2013.html
  20. La Tercera
    https://www.latercera.com/noticia/el-hombre-que-cambio-la-hora/
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