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Daylight Saving Time

 

According to a U.S. Gov publication, daylight saving time is observed worldwide as follows (all times are UTC)

Africa

Central/South America 

East Europe/Asia 

Europe/North Africa/Middle East 

Pacific/Australasia/Antarctica 

United States


 

Africa

None

 

Central/South America

BAHAMAS - 1st Sunday in April to last Sunday in October.

BERMUDA - 1st Sunday in April to last Sunday in October.

BRAZIL - 2nd Sunday in October to 3rd Sunday in February.

CHILE- 2nd Saturday in October to 2nd Saturday in March.

CUBA- Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

FALKLAND ISLANDS - 2nd Saturday in September to 3rd Saturday in April.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION - 1st Sunday in April to last Sunday in October.

MEXICO - 1st Sunday in April to last Saturday in October.

PARAGUAY- 1 October to 1 April.

TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS - Last Sunday in April to last Sunday in October.

 

East Europe/Asia

ARMENIA - 2300 last Saturday in March thru 2300 last Saturday in October.

AZERBAIJAN - 2300 last Saturday in March to 2300 last Saturday in October.

BELARUS - Last Saturday in March thru last Saturday in September.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

GEORGIA - 2300 last Saturday in March thru 2300 last Saturday in October.

KAZAKSTAN - 2300 last Saturday in March to 2300 last Saturday in October.

KYRGYZSTAN - 2300 last Saturday in March thru 2300 last Saturday in October.

MOLDOVA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in September.

POLAND - 0100 last Sunday in March to 0100 last Sunday in October.

ROMANIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

RUSSIA - 2300 last Saturday in March to 2300 last Saturday in October.

SLOVAKIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

UKRAINE - Last Sunday in March thru last Sunday in October.

 

Europe/North Africa/Middle East

ALBANIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

AUSTRIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

AZORES - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

BELGIUM - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

BULGARIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in September.

CROATIA - 30 March at 0100 to 26 October at 0100.

CYPRUS - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

DENMARK - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

EGYPT - Last Friday in April at 2101 to last Thursday in September at 2100.

FAROE ISLAND - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

FINLAND - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

FRANCE - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

GERMANY - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

GIBRALTAR - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

GREECE - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

HUNGARY - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

IRAN - 21 March at 2030 to 21 September at 1930.

IRAQ - 1 April to 30 September.

IRELAND - Last Sunday in March 0100 to last Sunday in October 0100.

ISRAEL - 8 April at 2300 to 23 September at 2200.

ITALY - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

JORDAN - Dates vary

LATVIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

LEBANON - Last Saturday in March to last Saturday in October.

LUXEMBOURG - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF - Dates vary

MADEIRA ISLAND - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

MALTA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

MONTENEGRO - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

NETHERLANDS - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

NORWAY - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

PORTUGAL - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

RUSSIA - 2300 last Saturday in March to 2300 last Saturday in October.

SERBIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

SLOVENIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

SPAIN - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

SWEDEN - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

SWITZERLAND - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

SYRIA - 1 April to 30 September.

TUNISIA - Last Sunday in May to last Sunday in September.

TURKEY - Dates vary

UNITED KINGDOM - Last Sunday in March 0100 to last Sunday in October 0100.

GEORGIA - 2300 last Saturday in March thru 2300 last Saturday in October.

KAZAKSTAN - 2300 last Saturday in March to 2300 last Saturday in October.

KYRGYZSTAN - 2300 last Saturday in March thru 2300 last Saturday in October.

MOLDOVA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in September.

POLAND - 0100 last Sunday in March to 0100 last Sunday in October.

ROMANIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

RUSSIA - 2300 last Saturday in March to 2300 last Saturday in October.

SLOVAKIA - Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.

UKRAINE - Last Sunday in March thru last Sunday in October.

 

Pacific/Australasia/Antarctica

AUSTRALIA, except states in WESTERN AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, and NORTHERN TERRITORY - 4th Sunday of October until the 1st Sunday of March

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY, DIEGO GARCIA NSF - Year round

FIJI - 1 November to 28 February

NEW ZEALAND - 1st Sunday of October until 3rd Sunday of March

EASTER ISLAND - 2nd Saturday in October to 2nd Saturday in March

SRI LANKA - Year round

VANUATU - 4th Saturday in September to 4th Saturday in March.

 

United States

Daylight saving time is in effect from 0200 local time the first Sunday in April to 0200 local time the last Sunday in October.

CANADA and all US CONTERMINOUS STATES observe daylight saving time, except ARIZONA and that portion of INDIANA in the EASTERN STANDARD TIME ZONE.

MEXICO observes daylight saving time the first Sunday in April to the last Saturday in October.