Daylight Saving Time Around the World 2016
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is often incorrectly referred to as “daylight savings time”. In some countries, it is also called “summer time”. When DST is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time.
This list displays a brief (but not complete) overview showing the countries and territories which plan to observe DST during 2016. Note that this list might not be final - countries, territories, and states sometimes make adjustments which are announced just days or weeks ahead of the time change.
Detailed information is available for the first half of 2016 and for the second half of 2016.
Countries Observing DST Clock Change Events 2016 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Albania | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Andorra | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Some locations | Sunday, September 25 | Sunday, April 3 | |
Palmer Station | Sunday, August 14 | Sunday, May 15 | |
Troll Station | Tuesday, March 1* | Monday, November 7 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Argentina | Most locations | No DST in 2016 | |
San Luis | DST all year in 2016 | ||
Armenia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 2 | Sunday, April 3 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 2016 | ||
Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 2 | Sunday, April 3 | |
Macquarie Island | DST all year in 2016 | ||
Austria | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Azerbaijan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Belarus | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Belgium | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Brazil | Most locations | Sunday, October 16 | Sunday, February 21 |
Amazonas, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sergipe, Pará, Paraíba, Ceará, Amapá, Alagoas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí, Maranhão, Acre, Roraima, Tocantins, regions of Mato Grosso | No DST in 2016 | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 |
most of Saskatchewan, some regions of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 2016 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, August 14 | Sunday, May 15 |
Easter Island | Saturday, August 13 | Saturday, May 14 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Croatia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Cyprus | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Czech Republic | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Denmark | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Egypt | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Estonia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Faroe Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Fiji | All locations | Sunday, November 6 | Sunday, January 17 |
Finland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
France | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Georgia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Germany | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Greece | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Greenland | Most locations | Saturday, March 26 | Saturday, October 29 |
Some locations | No DST in 2016 | ||
Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 | |
Thule Air Base | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Guam | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Haiti | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Hungary | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Iran | All locations | Monday, March 21 | Wednesday, September 21 |
Iraq | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Israel | All locations | Friday, March 25 | Sunday, October 30 |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Jordan | All locations | Friday, April 1 | Friday, October 28 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Kosovo | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Latvia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Lebanon | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Lithuania | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Luxembourg | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Macau | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Macedonia, Republic of | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Mexico | Most locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Baja California, much of Chihuahua, much of Tamaulipas, much of Nuevo León | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 | |
Sonora, Quintana Roo | No DST in 2016 | ||
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Moldova | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Mongolia | All locations | Saturday, March 26 | Saturday, September 24 |
Montenegro | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Morocco | All locations | Sunday, March 27* | Sunday, October 30* |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Namibia | All locations | Sunday, September 4 | Sunday, April 3 |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Netherlands | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, September 25 | Sunday, April 3 |
Nicaragua | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Norway | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Palestinian Territories | All locations | Saturday, March 26 | Friday, October 21 |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Paraguay | All locations | Sunday, October 2 | Sunday, March 27 |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Poland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Portugal | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Romania | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Russia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Samoa | All locations | Sunday, September 25 | Sunday, April 3 |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Serbia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Slovakia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Slovenia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
South Sudan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Spain | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Sudan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Swaziland | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Sweden | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Switzerland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Syria | All locations | Friday, March 25 | Friday, October 28 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 |
Time Zone | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Ukraine | Most locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Auton. Republic of Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk | No DST in 2016 | ||
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, March 13 | Sunday, November 6 |
Hawaii, most of Arizona | No DST in 2016 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | Sunday, March 27* | Sunday, October 30* |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
* Some locations have multiple periods of DST: the start of the first period and end of the last period are listed. |
Daylight Saving Time Changes:
DST Summary Worldwide 2016 | ||
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DST Observance | Count | Example |
No DST at all | 171 | China |
At least one location observes DST | 76 | United States |
All locations observe DST some part of the year | 68 | Iran |
Many locations observe DST part of the year | 8 | United States |
At least one location observes DST all year | 2 | Macquarie Island |
Daylight Saving Time for other years
Daylight Saving Time – DST
- What is DST?
- One Hour Back or Forward?
- What is Standard Time?
- Savings or Saving?
- Pros and Cons of DST
- Your Health and DST
- Summer or Winter Time?
- History of DST
- History of DST in Europe
- DST Statistics
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