Which countries have abolished daylight saving time?

Russia stopped in 2014, Turkey in 2016, Iran in 2022, Mexico in 2022 for most of the country, and Brazil in 2019 after decades of using it. Japan, India, China and almost all of Africa and Southeast Asia have never used it at all. Roughly a third of the world observes it; the rest watch the twice-yearly argument with interest.

Is the European Union still planning to abolish it?

The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end seasonal clock changes, but the directive stalled: member states could not agree on whether to settle on permanent summer or permanent winter time, and a patchwork would fragment the single market’s time zones. Until that is resolved, the changes on this page stand.

Why does Lord Howe Island shift by only 30 minutes?

Because it decided an hour was too much. Lord Howe, off the east coast of Australia, moves from UTC+10:30 to UTC+11:00 — the only half-hour daylight saving shift in the world. It is also the reason any time library that assumes a one-hour shift is quietly wrong for about 380 people.

What time do clocks actually change?

It varies. The United States changes at 02:00 local time, the European Union at 01:00 UTC — meaning every EU zone changes at the same instant but a different local hour. Australia changes at 02:00 local, Chile at 24:00. The local time column shows the last reading before each change.

How often is this page updated?

It is rebuilt monthly, and on the first of March, April, October and November, so that any change to the IANA time zone database is picked up before the dates it affects. Governments announce these changes with anything from a year’s notice to a fortnight’s.

Daylight saving changes

Every date below comes from the IANA time zone database, with the exact local moment each change takes effect — and the cities that never change their clocks listed separately.

Filter by country

160 changes across 40 cities. Rows already in the past are dimmed.

Date	City	Country	At	Change	Offset
2026-02-15	Casablanca	Morocco	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2026-03-08	Anchorage	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-9 → UTC-8
2026-03-08	Chicago	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-6 → UTC-5
2026-03-08	Denver	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-6
2026-03-08	Los Angeles	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-7
2026-03-08	New York	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-5 → UTC-4
2026-03-08	San Francisco	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-7
2026-03-08	St John's	Canada	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-3:30 → UTC-2:30
2026-03-08	Toronto	Canada	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-5 → UTC-4
2026-03-08	Vancouver	Canada	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-7
2026-03-22	Casablanca	Morocco	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2026-03-27	Tel Aviv	Israel	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2026-03-29	Amsterdam	Netherlands	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Athens	Greece	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2026-03-29	Berlin	Germany	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Brussels	Belgium	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Bucharest	Romania	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2026-03-29	Copenhagen	Denmark	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Dublin	Ireland	00:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2026-03-29	Helsinki	Finland	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2026-03-29	Kyiv	Ukraine	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2026-03-29	Lisbon	Portugal	00:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2026-03-29	London	United Kingdom	00:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2026-03-29	Madrid	Spain	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Nuuk	Greenland	22:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-2 → UTC-1
2026-03-29	Oslo	Norway	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Paris	France	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Prague	Czechia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Rome	Italy	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Stockholm	Sweden	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Vienna	Austria	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Warsaw	Poland	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-03-29	Zurich	Switzerland	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2026-04-04	Santiago	Chile	23:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-3 → UTC-4
2026-04-05	Adelaide	Australia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+10:30 → UTC+9:30
2026-04-05	Auckland	New Zealand	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+13 → UTC+12
2026-04-05	Chatham Islands	New Zealand	03:44	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+13:45 → UTC+12:45
2026-04-05	Lord Howe Island	Australia	01:59	Clocks go back 30 minutes	UTC+11 → UTC+10:30
2026-04-05	Melbourne	Australia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+11 → UTC+10
2026-04-05	Sydney	Australia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+11 → UTC+10
2026-04-24	Cairo	Egypt	23:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2026-09-06	Santiago	Chile	23:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-4 → UTC-3
2026-09-27	Auckland	New Zealand	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+12 → UTC+13
2026-09-27	Chatham Islands	New Zealand	02:44	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+12:45 → UTC+13:45
2026-10-04	Adelaide	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+9:30 → UTC+10:30
2026-10-04	Lord Howe Island	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 30 minutes	UTC+10:30 → UTC+11
2026-10-04	Melbourne	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+10 → UTC+11
2026-10-04	Sydney	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+10 → UTC+11
2026-10-24	Nuuk	Greenland	23:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-1 → UTC-2
2026-10-25	Amsterdam	Netherlands	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Athens	Greece	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2026-10-25	Berlin	Germany	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Brussels	Belgium	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Bucharest	Romania	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2026-10-25	Copenhagen	Denmark	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Dublin	Ireland	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2026-10-25	Helsinki	Finland	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2026-10-25	Kyiv	Ukraine	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2026-10-25	Lisbon	Portugal	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2026-10-25	London	United Kingdom	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2026-10-25	Madrid	Spain	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Oslo	Norway	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Paris	France	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Prague	Czechia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Rome	Italy	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Stockholm	Sweden	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Tel Aviv	Israel	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2026-10-25	Vienna	Austria	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Warsaw	Poland	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-25	Zurich	Switzerland	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2026-10-29	Cairo	Egypt	23:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2026-11-01	Anchorage	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-9
2026-11-01	Chicago	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-5 → UTC-6
2026-11-01	Denver	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-6 → UTC-7
2026-11-01	Los Angeles	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-8
2026-11-01	New York	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-4 → UTC-5
2026-11-01	San Francisco	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-8
2026-11-01	St John's	Canada	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-2:30 → UTC-3:30
2026-11-01	Toronto	Canada	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-4 → UTC-5
2026-11-01	Vancouver	Canada	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-8
2027-02-07	Casablanca	Morocco	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2027-03-14	Anchorage	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-9 → UTC-8
2027-03-14	Casablanca	Morocco	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2027-03-14	Chicago	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-6 → UTC-5
2027-03-14	Denver	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-6
2027-03-14	Los Angeles	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-7
2027-03-14	New York	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-5 → UTC-4
2027-03-14	San Francisco	United States	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-7
2027-03-14	St John's	Canada	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-3:30 → UTC-2:30
2027-03-14	Toronto	Canada	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-5 → UTC-4
2027-03-14	Vancouver	Canada	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-7
2027-03-26	Tel Aviv	Israel	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2027-03-28	Amsterdam	Netherlands	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Athens	Greece	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2027-03-28	Berlin	Germany	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Brussels	Belgium	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Bucharest	Romania	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2027-03-28	Copenhagen	Denmark	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Dublin	Ireland	00:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2027-03-28	Helsinki	Finland	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2027-03-28	Kyiv	Ukraine	02:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2027-03-28	Lisbon	Portugal	00:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2027-03-28	London	United Kingdom	00:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+0 → UTC+1
2027-03-28	Madrid	Spain	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Nuuk	Greenland	22:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-2 → UTC-1
2027-03-28	Oslo	Norway	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Paris	France	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Prague	Czechia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Rome	Italy	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Stockholm	Sweden	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Vienna	Austria	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Warsaw	Poland	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-03-28	Zurich	Switzerland	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+2
2027-04-03	Santiago	Chile	23:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-3 → UTC-4
2027-04-04	Adelaide	Australia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+10:30 → UTC+9:30
2027-04-04	Auckland	New Zealand	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+13 → UTC+12
2027-04-04	Chatham Islands	New Zealand	03:44	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+13:45 → UTC+12:45
2027-04-04	Lord Howe Island	Australia	01:59	Clocks go back 30 minutes	UTC+11 → UTC+10:30
2027-04-04	Melbourne	Australia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+11 → UTC+10
2027-04-04	Sydney	Australia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+11 → UTC+10
2027-04-30	Cairo	Egypt	23:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+3
2027-09-05	Santiago	Chile	23:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC-4 → UTC-3
2027-09-26	Auckland	New Zealand	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+12 → UTC+13
2027-09-26	Chatham Islands	New Zealand	02:44	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+12:45 → UTC+13:45
2027-10-03	Adelaide	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+9:30 → UTC+10:30
2027-10-03	Lord Howe Island	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 30 minutes	UTC+10:30 → UTC+11
2027-10-03	Melbourne	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+10 → UTC+11
2027-10-03	Sydney	Australia	01:59	Clocks go forward 60 minutes	UTC+10 → UTC+11
2027-10-28	Cairo	Egypt	23:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2027-10-30	Nuuk	Greenland	23:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-1 → UTC-2
2027-10-31	Amsterdam	Netherlands	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Athens	Greece	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2027-10-31	Berlin	Germany	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Brussels	Belgium	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Bucharest	Romania	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2027-10-31	Copenhagen	Denmark	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Dublin	Ireland	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2027-10-31	Helsinki	Finland	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2027-10-31	Kyiv	Ukraine	03:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2027-10-31	Lisbon	Portugal	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2027-10-31	London	United Kingdom	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+1 → UTC+0
2027-10-31	Madrid	Spain	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Oslo	Norway	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Paris	France	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Prague	Czechia	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Rome	Italy	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Stockholm	Sweden	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Tel Aviv	Israel	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+3 → UTC+2
2027-10-31	Vienna	Austria	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Warsaw	Poland	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-10-31	Zurich	Switzerland	02:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC+2 → UTC+1
2027-11-07	Anchorage	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-8 → UTC-9
2027-11-07	Chicago	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-5 → UTC-6
2027-11-07	Denver	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-6 → UTC-7
2027-11-07	Los Angeles	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-8
2027-11-07	New York	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-4 → UTC-5
2027-11-07	San Francisco	United States	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-8
2027-11-07	St John's	Canada	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-2:30 → UTC-3:30
2027-11-07	Toronto	Canada	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-4 → UTC-5
2027-11-07	Vancouver	Canada	01:59	Clocks go back 60 minutes	UTC-7 → UTC-8

Cities whose clocks never move

40 of the 80 cities covered here keep the same offset all year, either because their country never adopted daylight saving or because it abandoned it.

Moscow· Russia
Dubai· United Arab Emirates
Mumbai· India
Delhi· India
Bengaluru· India
Singapore· Singapore
Hong Kong· Hong Kong SAR China
Shanghai· China
Tokyo· Japan
Seoul· South Korea
São Paulo· Brazil
Kathmandu· Nepal
Kolkata· India
Tehran· Iran
Mexico City· Mexico
Phoenix· United States
Honolulu· United States
Bogotá· Colombia
Lima· Peru
Buenos Aires· Argentina
Reykjavík· Iceland
Istanbul· Türkiye
Lagos· Nigeria
Nairobi· Kenya
Johannesburg· South Africa
Riyadh· Saudi Arabia
Doha· Qatar
Karachi· Pakistan
Dhaka· Bangladesh
Bangkok· Thailand
Jakarta· Indonesia
Manila· Philippines
Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam
Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia
Taipei· Taiwan
Beijing· China
Brisbane· Australia
Perth· Australia
Almaty· Kazakhstan
Yangon· Myanmar (Burma)

Common questions

Which countries have abolished daylight saving time?: Russia stopped in 2014, Turkey in 2016, Iran in 2022, Mexico in 2022 for most of the country, and Brazil in 2019 after decades of using it. Japan, India, China and almost all of Africa and Southeast Asia have never used it at all. Roughly a third of the world observes it; the rest watch the twice-yearly argument with interest.
Is the European Union still planning to abolish it?: The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end seasonal clock changes, but the directive stalled: member states could not agree on whether to settle on permanent summer or permanent winter time, and a patchwork would fragment the single market’s time zones. Until that is resolved, the changes on this page stand.
Why does Lord Howe Island shift by only 30 minutes?: Because it decided an hour was too much. Lord Howe, off the east coast of Australia, moves from UTC+10:30 to UTC+11:00 — the only half-hour daylight saving shift in the world. It is also the reason any time library that assumes a one-hour shift is quietly wrong for about 380 people.
What time do clocks actually change?: It varies. The United States changes at 02:00 local time, the European Union at 01:00 UTC — meaning every EU zone changes at the same instant but a different local hour. Australia changes at 02:00 local, Chile at 24:00. The local time column shows the last reading before each change.
How often is this page updated?: It is rebuilt monthly, and on the first of March, April, October and November, so that any change to the IANA time zone database is picked up before the dates it affects. Governments announce these changes with anything from a year’s notice to a fortnight’s.

Daylight saving changes

Cities whose clocks never move

Common questions

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