Daylight Saving Time 2015: A short look at when clocks go back and forward around the world
The clocks are finally going forward on Sunday, and while this means sleep fans will lose an extra hour's kip, it also means summer is (technically) here.
In the northern hemisphere – home to the United States, Europe and Asia – most countries (but not all of them) tend to observe daylight saving time between March and April through until September and November.
And south of the equator countries that use daylight saving time generally start between September and November and ends between March and April.
Here's a look at when some countries worldwide start to observe daylight saving time (providing they do).
Country | Region/states | Start date for daylight saving time (DST) | End date for daylight saving time (DST) |
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Australia | South Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales, much of Tasmania | Sunday October 4 | Sunday April 5 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Christmas Island | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – | |
Lord Howe Island | Sunday October 4 | Sunday April 5 | |
Other | Macquarie Island | Daylight saving time all year in 2015 | |
Austria | All locations such as Vienna | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Belgium | All locations such as Brussels | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations such as Sarajevo | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Brazil | Most locations such as Manaus | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, much of Mato Grosso, Paraná, Espírito Santo | Sunday October 18 | Sunday February 22 | |
Canada | Most locations such as Montreal | Sunday March 8 | Sunday November 1 |
China | All locations such as Beijing | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Croatia | All locations such as Zagreb | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Cyprus | All locations such as Nicosia | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Czech Republic | All locations such as Prague | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Denmark | All locations such as Copenhagen | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Egypt | All locations such as Cairo | Friday April 24 | Friday September 25 |
Estonia | All locations such as Tallinn | Friday April 24 | Friday September 25 |
Fiji | All locations such as Suva | Sunday November 1 | Sunday January 18 |
Finland | All locations such as Helsinki | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
France | Most locations such as Paris | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – | |
Germany | All locations such as Berlin | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Greece | All locations such as Athens | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Greenland | Most locations such as Nuuk | Saturday March 28 | Saturday October 24 |
Danmarkshavn | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – | |
Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 | |
Thule Air Base | Sunday March 8 | Sunday November 1 | |
India | All locations such as New Dehli | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Indonesia | All locations such as Jakarta | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Ireland | All locations such as Dublin | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Isle of Man | All locations such as Douglas | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Israel | All locations such as Jerusalem | Friday March 27 | Sunday October 25 |
Italy | All locations such as Rome | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Japan | All locations such as Tokyo | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Kosovo | All locations such as Pristina | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Latvia | All locations such as Riga | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Lebanon | All locations such as Beirut | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Libya | All locations such as Tripoli | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Lithuania | All locations such as Vilnius | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Macedonia, Republic of | All locations such as Skopje | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Maldives | All locations such as Male | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Mauritius | All locations such as Port Louis | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Mexico | Most locations such as Mexico City | ||
Baja California, much of Chihuahua, Tamaulipas | |||
Sonora, Quintana Roo | |||
Moldova | All locations such as Chisinau | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Montenegro | All locations such as Podgorica | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Morocco | All locations such as Casablanca | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Netherlands | Most locations such as Amsterdam | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Saint Martin, Bonaire, Saba | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – | |
New Zealand | All locations such as Wellington | Sunday September 27 | Sunday April 5 |
Norway | All locations such as Oslo | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Pakistan | All locations such as Islamabad | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Poland | All locations such as Warsaw | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Portugal | All locations such as Lisbon | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Saudi Arabia | All locations such as Riyadh | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Serbia | All locations such as Belgrade | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Slovakia | All locations such as Bratislava | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Slovenia | All locations such as Ljubljana | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
South Africa | All locations such as Johannesburg | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Spain | All locations such as Madrid | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Sweden | All locations such as Stockholm | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Switzerland | All locations such as Bern | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
Thailand | All locations such as Bangkok | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Tunisia | All locations such as Tunis | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Turkey | All locations such as Ankara | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
United Kingdom | All locations such as London | Sunday March 29 | Sunday October 25 |
United States | Most locations such as Washington DC | Sunday March 8 | Sunday November 1 |
Hawaii, most of Arizona, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, small region of Alaska | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – | |
Venezuela | All locations such as Caracas | No daylight saving time in 2015 | – |
Timezones worldwide are measured by the distance between their location and the Greenwich Meridian, which is located at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. This is generally known as Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Time, and is a starting point for determining the time in other countries worldwide. However, not all countries adhere to this, and there's some which are around half an hour to 15 minutes off.
- London: Universal Time
- New York: Universal Time – 5
- Madrid: Universal Time +1
- Paris: Universal Time +1
- Beijing: Universal time + 8 hours