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Daylight saving time 2026

The dates on which clocks go forward and back in 2026, worked out from the international time zone database.

Countries that change clocks in 2026
58
Countries that keep one time all year
147
Next clock change
Sunday, 14 March1 country: Cuba
Time until then
122 days

Upcoming clock changes

The next change in each country, soonest first.

DateClocks goCountries
Sunday, 14 March 2027 Forward 1 hour Cuba
Sunday, 14 March 2027 Forward 1 hour Bermuda
Sunday, 14 March 2027 Forward 1 hour Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, United States
Friday, 26 March 2027 Forward 1 hour Israel
Saturday, 27 March 2027 Forward 1 hour Palestine
Sunday, 28 March 2027 Forward 1 hour Lebanon
Sunday, 28 March 2027 Forward 1 hour Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
Sunday, 4 April 2027 Back 1 hour New Zealand
Sunday, 4 April 2027 Back 1 hour Australia
Sunday, 4 April 2027 Back 1 hour Chile
Friday, 30 April 2027 Forward 1 hour Egypt

Clock changes in 2026 by country

Dates are for the capital city. Large countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and Brazil have regions that follow different rules.

CountryFirst changeSecond changeOffsets
Albania Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Andorra Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Australia Sunday, 5 April
Back 1 hour		 Sunday, 4 October
Forward 1 hour		 UTC+11 / UTC+10
Austria Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Bahamas Sunday, 8 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 1 November
Back 1 hour		 UTC−5 / UTC−4
Belgium Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Bermuda Sunday, 8 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 1 November
Back 1 hour		 UTC−4 / UTC−3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Bulgaria Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Canada Sunday, 8 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 1 November
Back 1 hour		 UTC−5 / UTC−4
Chile Sunday, 5 April
Back 1 hour		 Sunday, 6 September
Forward 1 hour		 UTC−3 / UTC−4
Croatia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Cuba Sunday, 8 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 1 November
Back 1 hour		 UTC−5 / UTC−4
Cyprus Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Czechia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Denmark Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Egypt Friday, 24 April
Forward 1 hour		 Friday, 30 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Estonia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Finland Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
France Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Germany Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Greece Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Greenland Saturday, 28 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC−2 / UTC−1
Haiti Sunday, 8 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 1 November
Back 1 hour		 UTC−5 / UTC−4
Hungary Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Ireland Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+0 / UTC+1
Israel Friday, 27 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Italy Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Kosovo Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Latvia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Lebanon Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Liechtenstein Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Lithuania Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Luxembourg Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Malta Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Moldova Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Monaco Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Montenegro Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Morocco Sunday, 15 February
Back 1 hour		 Sunday, 22 March
Forward 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+0
Netherlands Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
New Zealand Sunday, 5 April
Back 1 hour		 Sunday, 27 September
Forward 1 hour		 UTC+13 / UTC+12
North Macedonia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Norway Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Palestine Saturday, 28 March
Forward 1 hour		 Saturday, 24 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
Poland Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Portugal Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+0 / UTC+1
Romania Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
San Marino Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Serbia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Slovakia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Slovenia Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Spain Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Sweden Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Switzerland Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2
Ukraine Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+2 / UTC+3
United Kingdom Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+0 / UTC+1
United States Sunday, 8 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 1 November
Back 1 hour		 UTC−5 / UTC−4
Vatican City Sunday, 29 March
Forward 1 hour		 Sunday, 25 October
Back 1 hour		 UTC+1 / UTC+2

Countries that do not change their clocks

147 countries stay on the same time all year.

AfghanistanAlgeriaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaDR CongoDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHondurasHong KongIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLesothoLiberiaLibyaMacauMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMongoliaMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNew CaledoniaNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPuerto RicoQatarRepublic of the CongoRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSurinameSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

How daylight saving time works

Daylight saving time moves clocks forward, usually by one hour, in spring and back again in autumn. The aim is to shift an hour of daylight from the early morning to the evening during the warmer months.

Countries in the northern hemisphere start it around March and end it around October or November. In the southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed, so clocks go forward around September or October and back around March or April.

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