Daylight saving time 2026–2027

When clocks change worldwide in the next 12 months: 69 countries and territories, with local times.

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026

Australia (most areas) and Norfolk Island · in 3 days

The next change anywhere. Find your country

becomes 3:00 AM03:00

local time

The next 12 months

Places that change clocks on the same dates share a row. Shaded stretches are daylight saving time.

  • Next change

    Australia

  • Europe

    Germany, France, United Kingdom and 48 more

  • North America

    USA, Canada, Mexico and 7 more

  • Egypt

  • Chile

    most areas

  • Australia

    with Norfolk Island

  • Israel

  • New Zealand

    with Antarctica

  • Palestinian Territory

  • Greenland

    most areas

  • Lord Howe Island

    Australia

  • Troll

    Antarctica

  • Easter Island

    Chile

  • Daylight saving time
  • Standard time
  • Clocks go forward
  • Clocks go back

When time differences change

Clocks don't change everywhere on the same day, so the time difference between two places can shrink or grow for a few weeks. Highlighted stretches differ from the usual difference.

  • New York and London

    Usually 5 h ahead

  • New York and Berlin

    Usually 6 h ahead

  • London and New Delhi

    Usually 4 h 30 min ahead

  • New York and New Delhi

    Usually 9 h 30 min ahead

  • London and Sydney

    Usually 9 h ahead

  • Los Angeles and Tokyo

    Usually 16 h ahead

Upcoming clock changes

October 2026

  1. NextIn 3 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 3:00 AM03:00

      AEST → AEDT, ACST → ACDT

    • Forward 30 min

      becomes 2:30 AM02:30

      UTC+10:30 → UTC+11:00

  2. In 24 days

  3. In 25 days

  4. In 30 days

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 11:00 PM23:00 (previous day)

      EEST → EET

November 2026

  1. In 32 days

March 2027

  1. In 165 days

  2. In 177 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 3:00 AM03:00

      IST → IDT

  3. In 178 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 3:00 AM03:00

      EET → EEST

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 12:00 AM00:00 (next day)

      UTC−02:00 → UTC−01:00

  4. In 179 days

April 2027

  1. In 185 days

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 9:00 PM21:00

      UTC−05:00 → UTC−06:00

  2. In 185 days

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 2:00 AM02:00

      NZDT → NZST, AEDT → AEST, ACDT → ACST

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 11:00 PM23:00 (previous day)

      UTC−03:00 → UTC−04:00

    • Back 1 h

      becomes 2:45 AM02:45

      UTC+13:45 → UTC+12:45

    • Back 30 min

      becomes 1:30 AM01:30

      UTC+11:00 → UTC+10:30

  3. In 212 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 1:00 AM01:00

      EET → EEST

September 2027

  1. In 339 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 11:00 PM23:00

      UTC−06:00 → UTC−05:00

  2. In 340 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 1:00 AM01:00

      UTC−04:00 → UTC−03:00

  3. In 360 days

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 3:00 AM03:00

      • New Zealand: most areas
      • Antarctica: New Zealand time - McMurdo, South Pole

      NZST → NZDT

    • Forward 1 h

      becomes 3:45 AM03:45

      UTC+12:45 → UTC+13:45

Recent rule changes

  • Manitoba · Canada

    Stays on UTC−05:00 all year. Clocks do not go back on November 1, 2026. IANA time zone database 2026e.

  • Northwest Territories · Canada

    Stays on UTC−06:00 all year. Clocks do not go back on November 1, 2026. IANA time zone database 2026d.

  • Alberta · Canada

    Stays on UTC−06:00 all year. Clocks do not go back on November 1, 2026. IANA time zone database 2026c.

  • Most of British Columbia · Canada

    Stays on UTC−07:00 all year. Clocks do not go back on November 1, 2026. IANA time zone database 2026b.

  • Morocco

    Stays on UTC all year. Clocks went back 1 hour on September 20, 2026, ending the seasonal changes. IANA time zone database 2026c.

  • Western Sahara

    Stays on UTC all year. Clocks went back 1 hour on September 20, 2026, ending the seasonal changes. IANA time zone database 2026c.

  • Aysén Region · Chile

    Stays on UTC−03:00 all year. Clocks did not go back in April 2025. IANA time zone database 2025b.

  • Paraguay

    Stays on UTC−03:00 all year. Clocks went forward on October 6, 2024 for the last time. IANA time zone database 2025a.

Places that don't change clocks

179 countries and territories keep the same time all year, and so do some areas of countries that change clocks.

Areas that don't change clocks, in 8 countries
  • Antarctica: Casey · Davis · Dumont-d'Urville · Mawson · Vostok · Palmer · Rothera · Syowa
  • Australia: Queensland (most areas) · Queensland (Whitsunday Islands) · Northern Territory · Western Australia (most areas) · Western Australia (Eucla)
  • Canada: QC (Lower North Shore) · ON (Atikokan), NU (Coral H) · Manitoba, ON (northwest) · SK (most areas) · SK (midwest) · AB, BC(E), NT(E), SK(W) · NT (west) · BC (most areas) · BC (Creston) · BC (Dawson Cr, Ft St John) · BC (Ft Nelson) · Yukon (east) · Yukon (west)
  • Chile: Magallanes Region · Aysen Region
  • Greenland: National Park (east coast)
  • Mexico: Central Mexico · Durango; Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (most areas) · Campeche, Yucatan · Chihuahua (most areas) · Bahia de Banderas · Quintana Roo · Baja California Sur, Nayarit (most areas), Sinaloa · Sonora
  • Ukraine: Crimea
  • USA: most of Arizona · Hawaii
Stopped changing clocks since 2016 (13)
  • Brazil · last change on
  • Fiji · last change on
  • Iran · last change on
  • Jordan · last change on
  • Mongolia · last change on
  • Morocco · last change on
  • Namibia · last change on
  • Paraguay · last change on
  • Samoa · last change on
  • Syria · last change on
  • Tonga · last change on
  • Turkey · last change on
  • Western Sahara · last change on
No clock changes since 2016 (166)

Clock changes by country

Dates, times and areas come from the IANA time zone database 2026e. Later dates follow the rules announced so far; governments can change them. Areas follow IANA's zone table, which takes no position on territorial claims. See data sources.