In 2026, 51 of the 100 time zones covered on this site observe daylight saving — 45 in the northern hemisphere, which move their clocks forward in spring, and 6 in the southern hemisphere, which move theirs forward in autumn (their spring). The full table below gives the exact dates for every zone that changes.
Try the tool: Time Zone Converter — convert any time between any two cities, with the 2026 daylight saving rules applied.
Every daylight saving change in 2026
| Time zone | Daylight saving starts 2026 | Daylight saving ends 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New York (America/New_York) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| London (Europe/London) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Paris (Europe/Paris) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Toronto (America/Toronto) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Berlin (Europe/Berlin) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Chicago (America/Chicago) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| San Francisco (America/Los_Angeles) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Sydney (Australia/Sydney) | Sunday, 4 October 2026 | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| Madrid (Europe/Madrid) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Rome (Europe/Rome) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Amsterdam (Europe/Amsterdam) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Cairo (Africa/Cairo) | Friday, 24 April 2026 | Thursday, 29 October 2026 |
| Stockholm (Europe/Stockholm) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Zurich (Europe/Zurich) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Vienna (Europe/Vienna) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Dublin (Europe/Dublin) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Auckland (Pacific/Auckland) | Sunday, 27 September 2026 | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| Vancouver (America/Vancouver) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | — |
| Boston (America/New_York) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Miami (America/New_York) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Atlanta (America/New_York) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Houston (America/Chicago) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Dallas (America/Chicago) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Seattle (America/Los_Angeles) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Denver (America/Denver) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Montreal (America/Montreal) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Santiago (America/Santiago) | Sunday, 6 September 2026 | Saturday, 4 April 2026 |
| Lisbon (Europe/Lisbon) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Athens (Europe/Athens) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Warsaw (Europe/Warsaw) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Prague (Europe/Prague) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Budapest (Europe/Budapest) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Copenhagen (Europe/Copenhagen) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Oslo (Europe/Oslo) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Helsinki (Europe/Helsinki) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Brussels (Europe/Brussels) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Edinburgh (Europe/London) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Barcelona (Europe/Madrid) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Munich (Europe/Berlin) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Milan (Europe/Rome) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Kyiv (Europe/Kyiv) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Jerusalem (Asia/Jerusalem) | Friday, 27 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Casablanca (Africa/Casablanca) | Sunday, 22 March 2026 | Sunday, 20 September 2026 |
| Tel Aviv (Asia/Jerusalem) | Friday, 27 March 2026 | Sunday, 25 October 2026 |
| Beirut (Asia/Beirut) | Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Saturday, 24 October 2026 |
| Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne) | Sunday, 4 October 2026 | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| Wellington (Pacific/Auckland) | Sunday, 27 September 2026 | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| Adelaide (Australia/Adelaide) | Sunday, 4 October 2026 | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| Anchorage (America/Anchorage) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
| Havana (America/Havana) | Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Sunday, 1 November 2026 |
The northern hemisphere dominates the list: the United States and Canada change on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November, and Europe changes on the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October. The southern hemisphere is the mirror image: Australia and New Zealand move their clocks forward in October and back in April. The two hemispheres change in opposite directions, so the offset between a northern city and a southern city changes four times a year — twice for each hemisphere.
Two changes to watch in 2026
Vancouver is the first: British Columbia moved to permanent Pacific Time (UTC−7) in 2026, so there is no fall-back on 1 November 2026 — the last clock change was the spring forward on 8 March 2026, and there are no changes in 2027. If your calendar still shows a November change for Vancouver, it is out of date.
Casablanca is the second: Morocco abolished daylight saving by decree in June 2026, with the last change on 20 September 2026 back to UTC+0 permanently, and no changes in 2027. Morocco's clocks used to move for Ramadan and back again; from 2026 they stay put.
Daylight saving in 2027
In 2027, 49 of the 100 time zones covered on this site observe daylight saving. The pattern is the same — North America on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November, Europe on the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October, Australia and New Zealand in the opposite direction — but the dates move, because they are defined by the day of the week, not by the date. The daylight saving dates for 2027 page gives the full table.
What the change means in practice
The clock change is not just an hour on the clock. In spring, everyone loses an hour of sleep, and studies consistently find a spike in road accidents, heart attacks and workplace injuries in the days after the change. In autumn, the hour is regained, and there is no comparable spike. For travellers, the change means checking flight times: a flight that leaves at 2am on the night of the change may not exist, or may exist twice. For anyone scheduling across time zones, it means checking the offset for the date, not the offset you remember — the time zone converter applies the rules for the date you choose.
Frequently asked questions
When does daylight saving start in 2026?
It depends on the hemisphere: the northern hemisphere moves its clocks forward in March, and the southern hemisphere in October. The table above gives the exact dates for every zone.
When does daylight saving end in 2026?
The northern hemisphere moves its clocks back in October or November, and the southern hemisphere in April. The table above gives the exact dates for every zone.
How many time zones observe daylight saving in 2026?
51 of the 100 zones covered on this site — 45 in the northern hemisphere and 6 in the southern hemisphere.
Does every country observe daylight saving?
No. Most of Africa and Asia do not, and several countries have abolished it — Russia in 2014, Türkiye in 2016, Brazil in 2019, Mexico in 2022, Jordan in 2022, and Morocco in 2026.
How do I check the daylight saving dates for a city?
Use the time zone converter: enter the city and the date, and it shows the offset in effect on that date. The city's own page — for example the daylight saving page for New York — gives the dates too.
Related pages
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - Daylight saving dates: the IANA Time Zone Database, as applied by this site's tools. Dates on this page are computed from the database for 2026.
- TimeFlow's time zone converter — the live tool behind the dates on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.