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Daylight Saving Time in Europe

The clocks change twice a year moving from winter (standard) time to summer time and back. Find out when, and how France's time relates to the rest of the world.

In 1996 the European Union (EU) standardized an EU-wide Summertime, or Daylight Saving Time (DST). 

The EU's version of Daylight Savings runs from the last Sunday in March (when the clocks go forward by an hour) through to the last Sunday in October (when they go back by an hour).

  • In 2010 clocks go forward by one hour on the night of 27-28 March
  • Clocks go back one hour on the night of 30-31 October

If dealing with other countries, it can be helpful to know how the different varieties of DST (for those countries that use the system) map on to each other. Most countries adjust their clocks at some time between midnight and 03:00; in the EU, clocks change at 01:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Note: Many countries and territories change days of transitions to DST from year to year and some do not employ it every year. 

ContinentCountryBeginning and ending days
Europe

 

European Union and rest of Europe (except Iceland)Start: 02:00 last Sunday in March
End: 02:00 last Sunday in October
RussiaStart: 02:00 last Sunday in March
End: 02:00 last Sunday in October
Greenland (regional; changes annually)Start: 22:00 mid to late March
End: 22:00 last Saturday in October or first Sunday in November (depending on location)
North & Central America

 

United States (except Arizona and Hawaii), Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, St-Pierre, Miquelon, Turks and CaicosStart: 02:00 second Sunday in March
End: 02:00 first Sunday in November
Mexico (except Sonora)Start: 02:00 first Sunday in April
End: 02:00 last Sunday in October
Cuba (subject to change)Start: 00:00 on 14 March 2010
End: 01:00 on 31 October 2010 
South AmericaBrazil (some states): Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Matto Grosso, Matto Grosso do Sul, Distrito FederalStart: 00:00 on third Sunday in October
End: 00:00 on third Sunday in February
ChileStart: 00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 October
End: 00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 March
Falkland IslandsStart: 02:00 first Sunday in September
End: 02:00 third Sunday in April
Paraguay, Uruguay Start: 00:00 third Sunday in October
End: 00:00 second Sunday in March
Argentina (regional; changes annually)Start: 00:00 Sunday in mid- October
End: 00:00 Sunday in mid-March
AfricaEgyptDST not observed in 2010
MauritiusDST not observed in 2010
NamibiaStart: 02:00 first Sunday in September
End: 02:00 first Sunday in April
Tunisia (changes annually; DST may not be observed)DST not observed in 2010
Asia

 

 

 

Pakistan (changes annually)Start: 00:00 on April 15 2010
End: 00:00 on 1 November 2010
Israel (changes annually)End: 02:00 on the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Start: 02:00 on the Friday before 2 April
LebanonStart: Last Sunday in March
End: Last Sunday in October
Syria (may change annually)Start: 00:00 last Friday in March
End: 00:00 last Friday in October
Australasia Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, 
South Australia, Victoria,  Lord Howe Island		Start: 03:00 first Sunday in October
End: 03:00 first Sunday in April
Western Australia
UST +9 hours		Start: 03:00 last Sunday in October
End: 03:00 last Sunday in March
New Zealand, Chatham IslandStart: 03:00 last Sunday in September
End: 03:00 first Sunday in April
Related Information

  • For general information on the history of Daylight Saving Time see website WebExhibits.org

  • For information on Daylight Saving Time around the world, see Time and Date.com

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