Daylight saving time by country


Most areas in Europe and North America observe daylight saving time, whereas most areas of Africa and Asia do not. In South America, most countries in the north of the continent near the Equator do not observe DST, whereas Paraguay and most of Chile do. The practice of observing daylight saving time in Oceania is also mixed, with New Zealand and parts of southeastern Australia observing DST, while most other areas do not.

Observance as of

Country/TerritoryContinent/SubregionHemisphereDST start
DST end
Notes
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST since 1939.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1940–1943, and since 1974.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1916–1921, in the autumn of 1939, in 1944–1945, 1971, 1977–1978, and 1980–1981.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST since 1985.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
South AmericaSouthernObserved DST in 1900–1969, 1974, 1988–2000, and 2007–2009.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1981–1995, 1997–2011.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernFirst Sunday of October at 02:00First Sunday of April at 02:00
DST used only in,,,,,, and.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1918, 1920, 1940–1948 and since 1980.
Asia & EuropeNorthernObserved DST in 1981–1989, 1990–1992 and 1996–2015.
West IndiesNorthernSecond Sunday MarchFirst Sunday NovemberObserved DST since 1964.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST during World War II from 1942–1945 as a part of the Bengal Presidency of India. Also observed in 2009.
West IndiesNorthernObserved DST from 1977–1980.
EuropeNorthernObserved DST in 1941–1944, 1981–2010.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1940, 1942–1946 and since 1977.
Central AmericaNorthernObserved DST in 1973–1974 and 1982–1983.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
Northern AmericaNorthernSecond Sunday MarchFirst Sunday NovemberObserved DST since 1974.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
South AmericaSouthernObserved DST in 1931–1932.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1916–1918 when it was a part of, in 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of the.
AfricaSouthernObserved DST in 1943–1944.
South AmericaSouthern & NorthernObserved DST in 1931–1933, 1949–1953, 1963–1968, and 1985–2019.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1943–1944 and since 1979.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
Northern AmericaNorthernSecond Sunday March at 02:00 First Sunday November at 02:00
Some regions in, east of 63°W longitude, most of, , and some areas in and do not observe DST. Saskatchewan, however, observes Central Time even though it geographically belongs in the Mountain Time Zone based on the longitude, meaning it effectively observes DST year round.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1942–1945.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in winter 1979–1980.
South AmericaSouthernFirst Sunday SeptemberFirst Sunday AprilObserved DST in 1927–1946 and from 1968–2015. Chile observed year-round DST in 2015, but reintroduced regular DST in 2016. Magallanes Region does not observe DST since December 2016.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1940–1941 and 1986–1991. In 1980, its,,, and zones all changed to UTC+8.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
South AmericaNorthern & SouthernObserved DST in 1992–1993.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernObserved DST in 1978–1991.
AfricaSouthern & NorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthern & NorthernDoes not observe DST.
Central AmericaNorthernObserved DST in 1954, 1979–1980 and 1991–1992.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1918 when it was a part of in 1941–1945 and since 1983.
West IndiesNorthernSecond Sunday MarchFirst Sunday NovemberObserved DST in 1928, 1940–1942, 1945–1946, and since 1965.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST since 1975. maintained permanent DST from September 2016 to October 2017.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1918, 1940–1949, and since 1979.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916, 1940–1948, and since 1980.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernObserved DST in 1966–1967, 1969–1974.
AsiaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
South AmericaSouthern & NorthernDoes not observe DST.
Africa & AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1940–1945, 1957–2010, and 2014–2015. An attempt to restore daylight saving after Ramadan was rejected by the Egyptian parliament on July 4, 2016 and currently has no plans to use DST in the future.
Central AmericaNorthernObserved DST in 1987–1988.
AfricaNorthern & SouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1918, 1940–1944, 1981–1988, 1997–1999, and since 2002.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST since 1981.
South AmericaSouthernObserved DST in 1937–1942 and 1983–2010.
OceaniaSouthernFirst Sunday NovemberThird Sunday January
Observed DST in 1998–2000 and since 2009.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1942 and since 1981.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1945 and since 1976.
South AmericaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthern & NorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
Asia & EuropeNorthernObserved DST in 1981–2005.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1918, 1940–1949, and since 1980.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST from 1936–1942.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1932-1952 and since 1975.
Northern AmericaNorthernSaturday before last Sunday March at 22:00 local time onSaturday before last Sunday October at 23:00 local time onObserved DST since 1980.
Follows European Union practice as part of the Kingdom of Denmark, hence start & end times correspond to 01:00 UTC on the respective Sunday.
See Daylight saving time in the Americas—Greenland
Qaanaaq uses US and Canada rules. Danmarkshavn has not observed DST since 1995.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
Central AmericaNorthernObserved DST in 1973–1974, 1983, 1991, and 2006.
Guernsey EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1968 and since 1972.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
South AmericaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernSecond Sunday MarchFirst Sunday NovemberObserved DST in 1983–1997, 2005–2006, 2012–2015, and since 2017.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1916–1920, 1940–1948, and since 1966.
Central AmericaNorthernObserved DST in 1987–1988 and 2006.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1941, 1945–1976, and 1979.
OceaniaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1920, 1941–1950, 1954–1957, and since 1980.
The government considered abolishing DST in 2017, moving Hungary to the year-round but there are no official plans to do so yet. This would be problematic considering DST switch is coordinated on an EU level.
EuropeNorthernObserved DST in 1917–1918 and 1939–1968.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST during World War II from 1942–1945.
Asia & OceaniaSouthern & NorthernJakarta observed DST in 1948–1950.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1982–2007.
AsiaNorthernMarch 21–22September 21–22
Observed DST in 1977–1980, 1991–2005, and since 2008.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1968 and since 1972.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1968 and since 1972.
AsiaNorthernFriday before last Sunday MarchLast Sunday October
Observed DST in 1940–1946, 1948–1957, 1974–1975, and since 1985.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1920, 1940–1948, and since 1966.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernObserved DST in 1974–1983.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1948–1951.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1968 and since 1971.
AsiaNorthernLast Friday MarchLast Friday OctoberObserved DST in 1973–1979 and 1985–2011. In 2012 changed time zone to, effectively going on permanent DST. Returned to on December 20, 2013, and has observed DST since 2014.
Asia & EuropeNorthernObserved DST in 1981–1990 and 1992–2004.
AfricaNorthern & SouthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthern & NorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1948–1951, 1955–1960, and 1987–1988.
'EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST since 1983.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1981–2005.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1918–1919, 1941–1944, and since 1981.
AsiaNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1920–1923, 1957–1961, 1972–1978, and since 1984.
AfricaSouthernObserved DST in 1943–1944.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1951–1959, 1982–1989, 1996–1997, and 2012–2013.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST since 1981.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1941–1944, 1981–1999, and since 2003.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1946 and since 1977.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1961–1980.
AfricaSouthernObserved DST in 1954.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1933–1981.
The time zone in Malaysia has changed and varied a lot in the past.
AsiaNorthern & SouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1920, 1940–1948, and since 1966.
OceaniaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernObserved DST in 1980. Currently Does not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernObserved DST in 1982–1983 and 2008–2009.
Central AmericaNorthernFirst Sunday AprilLast Sunday October
Has observed DST since 1996, but has observed DST since 1976. discontinued the observance in 1997 and in 2014. Durango, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas observed DST in 1988. Locations less than 20 km from the US border use U.S. DST. also uses the U.S. DST.
OceaniaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaNorthernObserved DST in 1956.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1932–1944, 1981–1989, and since 1991.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1916–1945 and since 1976.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1983–1998, 2001–2006, and 2015–2016.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of the.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1939–1945, 1950, 1967, 1974, 1974–1976, and 2008–2020. DST was stopped during Ramadan. Only areas controlled by used DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernObserved DST in 1942–1943. Does not observe DST but implemented winter time in 1994 in all regions except Zambezi.
DST was removed in 2017.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1945 and since 1977.
OceaniaSouthernObserved DST in 1977–1979 and 1996–1997.
OceaniaSouthernLast Sunday SeptemberFirst Sunday AprilObserved DST in 1927–1946 and since 1974.
Central AmericaNorthernObserved DST in 1973–1975, 1979–1980, 1992–1994, and 2005–2006.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernFirst Sunday of October at 2:00 amFirst Sunday of April at 2:00 amObserved DST in 1974–1975 and since 2019.
OceaniaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of the.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916, 1940–1945, 1959–1965, and since 1980.
Follows European Union practice, although not a member.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1942–1945 as a part of. Also observed in 2002 and from 2008–2009.
OceaniaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernSee [|Israel].
Central America & South AmericaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
South AmericaSouthernFirst Sunday OctoberFourth Sunday MarchObserved DST since 1975. Current start and end dates last updated in 2013.
South AmericaSouthernObserved DST in 1938–1940, 1986–1987, 1990, and 1994.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1936–1937, 1954, 1978, and 1990.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1919, 1940–1949, 1957–1964, and since 1977.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1921, 1924, 1926–1929, 1931–1932, 1934–1949, 1951–1965, and since 1977.
West IndiesNorthernObserved DST in 1942–1945.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCFirst time when DST was observed in Romania was in 1917, due to World War One.Observed DST in 1932–1939 and since 1979.
Europe & AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1917–1919, 1921, and 1981–2010. In 2011–2014, used permanent DST. In 2014, left permanent DST and switched to permanent standard time.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
Northern AmericaNorthernSecond Sunday MarchFirst Sunday NovemberObserved DST since 1987.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernLast Sunday SeptemberFirst Sunday April
Observed DST since 2010.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday of OctoberObserved DST in 1916–1920, 1940–1948, and since 1966.
AfricaNorthern & SouthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1941–1945 and since 1983.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1935–1942 and 1957–1962.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1933–1935 by adding 20 minutes to standard time. On January 1, 1936, country changed their time zone to.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1918, 1940–1949, and since 1979.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1916–1918 when it was a part of, in 1941–1945, and since 1983.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthern & SouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernObserved DST in 1942–1944.
South AmericaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1970–1985.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1917–1919, 1924, 1926–1929, 1937–1946, 1949, and since 1974. On DST observed since 1980.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST during the World War II, from 1942–1945 just as the rest of the Indian subcontinent.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1970–1985.
South AmericaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST 15 May–30 September 1916, in a test run.
Observed DST since 1980.

1980 first Sunday of April to last Sunday of September.

1981–1995 last Sunday of March to last Sunday of September.

Since 1996 last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTCObserved DST in 1941–1942 and since 1981.
Follows European Union practice, although not a member.
AsiaNorthernLast Friday MarchLast Friday OctoberObserved DST in 1920–1923, 1962–1968, and since 1983.
'AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1945–1962, 1974, 1975, and 1979.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1981–1991.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernObserved DST from 1999–2002 and 2016–2017.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernObserved DST in 1939–1945, 1977–1978, 1988–1990, and 2005–2008.
Asia & EuropeNorthernObserved DST in 1916, 1920–1922, 1924–1925, 1940–1942, 1945–1951, 1962, 1964, 1970–1983, and 1985–2016.
Followed European Union practice, although was not a member. In 2016, Turkey adopted the new Turkey Time time zone.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1981–1991.
West IndiesNorthernSecond Sunday MarchFirst Sunday NovemberObserved DST in 1979–2015 and since 2018.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthern & SouthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday MarchLast Sunday OctoberObserved DST in 1941–1943, 1981–1989, and since 1992.

Follows European Union practice, although not a member.

Since 2014, Crimea and some locations in the East do not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
EuropeNorthernLast Sunday March at 01:00 UTCLast Sunday October at 01:00 UTC
Observed DST since 1916.

Year-round Summer Time + Double Summer Time 1940–1945.

Two-stage Double Summer Time 1947.

Year-round Summer Time 1968–1971.
Northern America & OceaniaNorthernSecond Sunday MarchFirst Sunday November
and do not use DST.

Year-round DST observed 1942–1945 and 1974–1975.
West IndiesNorthernDoes not observe DST.
South AmericaSouthernObserved DST in 1923–1926, 1933–1943, 1959–1960, 1965–1970, 1972, 1974–1980, 1987–1993, and 2004–2015.
AsiaNorthernObserved DST in 1981–1991.
OceaniaSouthernObserved DST in 1983–1993.
South AmericaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
OceaniaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaNorthernMay 31Apr 19Observed DST in 1976–1978, 2008–2020. DST stopped during Ramadan. Only areas controlled by used DST.
AsiaNorthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.
AfricaSouthernDoes not observe DST.

Proposals to adopt or abolish daylight saving time

On 8 February 2018, the European Parliament voted to ask the European Commission to re-evaluate DST in Europe. After a web survey giving high support of not adjusting clocks twice annually on 12 September 2018, the European Commission decided to propose to put an end to seasonal clock changes In order for this to be valid, the European Union legislative procedure must be followed, mainly that the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament must both approve the proposal.