Daylight Saving Time 2026
US clocks fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Europe and the UK go back a week earlier, on October 25, 2026.
Next US clock change
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Clock changes 2025–2030
| Year | US starts | US ends | UK & EU start | UK & EU end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 9 | November 2 | March 30 | October 26 |
| 2026 | March 8 | November 1 | March 29 | October 25 |
| 2027 | March 14 | November 7 | March 28 | October 31 |
| 2028 | March 12 | November 5 | March 26 | October 29 |
| 2029 | March 11 | November 4 | March 25 | October 28 |
| 2030 | March 10 | November 3 | March 31 | October 27 |
US rule: second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November, 2:00 am local (Energy Policy Act of 2005). EU/UK rule: last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October, 01:00 UTC (Directive 2000/84/EC; UK Summer Time Order).
“Spring forward, fall back”
In March, 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am and you lose an hour of sleep; in November, 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am again and that hour repeats. Phones and most connected clocks change themselves; ovens, car clocks and wall clocks need a hand. Because the US and Europe switch on different weekends, the time gap between New York and London is four hours instead of five for about three weeks in March and one week around the start of November, which catches out plenty of transatlantic meetings.
Who stays on standard time
Hawaii and most of Arizona never change clocks, nor do the US territories. Worldwide, most of Asia, Africa and South America do not use DST. In the Southern Hemisphere, places that do (much of Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Paraguay) run it from around October to April.
The time change also moves sunrise and sunset by an hour overnight; see exact times for your town on the sunrise and sunset calculator.
Daylight saving time questions
When does daylight saving time end in 2026?
In the US, DST ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time, when clocks go back one hour to 1:00 am. In the EU and UK clocks go back on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:00 UTC.
When does daylight saving time start in 2026?
It started in the US on Sunday, March 8, 2026 (clocks forward from 2:00 to 3:00 am) and in Europe on March 29, 2026.
Which US states don’t observe daylight saving time?
Hawaii and most of Arizona (the Navajo Nation in Arizona does observe it) stay on standard time all year, as do Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Is daylight saving time being made permanent?
The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make DST permanent, passed the Senate in 2022 but did not become law. Many states have passed conditional bills that only take effect if Congress acts. As of this page’s last review the federal schedule is unchanged.