Daylight saving time in 2026
Clocks change on 18 different dates around the world in 2026. Most time zones never change their clocks. Of the 312 time zones, 205 keep the same time all year.
Is it daylight saving time right now?
It depends on where you are. The answer for your own time zone appears here once the page loads.
The next clock changes
The next clock change is on Saturday 24 October 2026, in Palestine.
Saturday 24 October 2026
Friday 30 October 2026
Sunday 1 November 2026
United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and 6 more
Sunday 14 March 2027
United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and 6 more
Friday 26 March 2027
Between Sunday 25 October 2026 and Sunday 1 November 2026, London is 4 hours ahead of New York instead of 5 hours.
Every clock change in 2026
The busiest dates are Sunday 8 March 2026, with 51 time zones, and Sunday 1 November 2026, with 47. Each date is the local date in the places that change.
Which countries change their clocks
Between September 2026 and September 2027, 68 countries and territories change their clocks at least once. The other 179 keep one time all year.
- Åland Islands
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antarctica
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Haiti
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Palestine
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vatican City
Some countries change only in part. Each country page shows which places keep one time all year.
The 179 countries and territories that keep one time all year
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Curaçao
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Micronesia
- Mongolia
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Réunion
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Places that stopped changing their clocks
Since 2024, clocks have stopped changing in 8 time zones. The time zone database has no further change for any of them.
| Place | Country | Last change | Time all year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | Forward one hour on Sunday 8 March 2026 | ABT, UTC-6 | |
| Inuvik | Forward one hour on Sunday 8 March 2026 | CST, UTC-6 | |
| Vancouver | Forward one hour on Sunday 8 March 2026 | PCT, UTC-7 | |
| Winnipeg | Forward one hour on Sunday 8 March 2026 | CDT, UTC-5 | |
| Coyhaique | Forward one hour on Sunday 8 September 2024 | UTC-3 | |
| Casablanca | Back one hour on Sunday 20 September 2026 | UTC+0 | |
| Asuncion | Forward one hour on Sunday 6 October 2024 | UTC-3 | |
| El Aaiun | Back one hour on Sunday 20 September 2026 | UTC+0 |
Why clocks change
Daylight saving time is the part of the year when clocks are set ahead, usually by one hour.
The aim is more daylight in the evening during the warmer months. Mornings get less daylight in exchange.
Each government sets its own rules. That is why the dates differ from one country to the next.
South of the equator the pattern is reversed. In Sydney, clocks go forward in October and back in April.
Questions about daylight saving time
When do the clocks change in the United States?
Clocks in most of the United States go back one hour on Sunday 1 November 2026 at 2:00 AM local time. They go forward again on Sunday 14 March 2027. Honolulu and Phoenix keep one time all year. The United Kingdom changes one week earlier.
When do the clocks change in the UK and Europe?
Clocks in the United Kingdom go back one hour on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 2:00 AM local time. They go forward again on Sunday 28 March 2027. At the same moment, clocks change in 48 other European countries and territories. The United States changes one week later.
When do the clocks change in Canada?
Clocks in the parts of Canada that change go back one hour on Sunday 1 November 2026 at 2:00 AM local time. They go forward again on Sunday 14 March 2027. Calgary, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Whitehorse and 9 more keep one time all year.
Do the clocks go forward or back in March?
Forward. Every clock change in March 2027 moves clocks forward. The United States goes forward on Sunday 14 March 2027 and the United Kingdom on Sunday 28 March 2027. South of the equator the pattern is reversed, and Sydney goes back one hour on Sunday 4 April 2027.
Does the whole world change on the same day?
No. Clocks change on 18 different dates in 2026. Even the United States and the United Kingdom change on different days. In spring they are three weeks apart, and in autumn one week apart. During those weeks New York and London are one hour closer than usual.
Which countries do not use daylight saving time?
Most of them. Of the 247 countries and territories on this site, 179 keep one time all year. They include India, China and Japan. Most countries in Africa and in South America do not change their clocks either.
Why did my device change its clock on the wrong date?
A device changes on the right date only if its time zone rules are up to date. Phones and computers follow a copy of the time zone database. Governments change their rules, and the database is updated to match. Devices get those updates from their software makers. A device that has missed an update can change on an old date.
How these figures were made
Every figure on this page comes from the IANA time zone database, release 2026e.
Each of the 312 time zones on this site was checked for changes in its UTC offset during 2026.
A date counts once, however many time zones change on it. Dates and times are local to each place.
The list of places that stopped changing starts in 2024, the first year of the rules this site keeps.
The figures update when the site moves to a new release of the database.
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 30 September 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.