Many parts of the world don’t observe Daylight Savings TIME (DST). Those that do include the following:
“As of 2024, DST is observed in most of Europe, most of North America, and parts of Africa and Asia around the Northern Hemisphere summer, and in parts of South America and Oceania around the Southern Hemisphere summer. It was also formerly observed in other areas.”
“As of January 2024, the following locations were scheduled to start and end DST at the following times:
| Locations | DST start | DST end | Shift | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Second Sunday in March at 02:00 | First Sunday in November at 02:00 | 1 hour | |
| Second Sunday in March at 00:00 | First Sunday in November at 01:00 | 1 hour | ||
|
Last Sunday in March at 01:00 UTC | Last Sunday in October at 01:00 UTC | 1 hour | |
| Last Sunday in March at 02:00 | Last Sunday in October at 03:00 | 1 hour | ||
| Last Sunday in March at 00:00 | Last Sunday in October at 00:00 | 1 hour | ||
| Friday before last Sunday in March at 02:00 | Last Sunday in October at 02:00 | 1 hour | ||
| Second Saturday after Ramadan[b] at 02:00 | Saturday before last Sunday in October at 02:00 | 1 hour | ||
| Last Friday in April at 00:00 | Last Thursday in October at 24:00 | 1 hour | ||
|
First Saturday in September at 24:00 UTC−04:00[c] | First Saturday in April at 24:00 UTC−03:00[c] | 1 hour | |
| First Sunday in October at 00:00 | Fourth Sunday in March at 00:00 | 1 hour | ||
| First Sunday in October at 02:00 | First Sunday in April at 03:00 | 1 hour | ||
| First Sunday in October at 02:00 | First Sunday in April at 02:00 | 30 minutes | ||
| Last Sunday in September at 02:00 UTC+12:00[d] | First Sunday in April at 02:00 UTC+12:00[d] | 1 hour | ||
In the table above, the DST start and end times refer to the local time before each change occurs unless otherwise specified.r The shift is the amount of time added at the DST start time and subtracted at the DST end time. For example, in Canada and the United States, when DST starts, the local time changes from 02:00 to 03:00, and when DST ends, the local time changes from 02:00 to 01:00. As the time change depends on the time zone, it does not occur simultaneously in all parts of these countries. Conversely, in almost all parts of Europe that observe DST, the time change occurs simultaneously at 01:00 UTC, regardless of their time zone.
Morocco, including the portion of Western Sahara that it administers, also observes an annual time change but not related to seasonal daylight. The local time is decreased by one hour on the Sunday before Ramadan at 03:00 and increased by one hour on the Sunday after Ramadan at 02:00 (in 2024, the dates are 10 March and 14 April).”
For our fellow travelers, observing these changes wherever you may be in the world is crucial to ensure you don’t miss booked flights, trains, rental car pickups and returns, and any other time-sensitive plans you’ve booked for future travels, especially during the first 24 hours until you’ve become aware of these changes.
It’s important to check all digital equipment, even with GPS, to ensure the appropriate time change has been reset on your device. We’re often out of the US in other countries where DST is not observed; thus, the change has been irrelevant.
In the above chart, I noticed that Arizona, Hawaii, and US territories don’t participate in DST. Since we’ll be driving to Arizona in 23 days, we’ll have to change the time zone while on our way. When it’s not DST, Arizona and Nevada are in the same time zone, Pacific Time.
For everyone, including those not traveling now, please change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. Let the time change be a reminder to you to change batteries, along with changing the time on your non-digital GPS household clocks.
That’s it for today, dear readers. Have a fantastic weekend!
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, March 9, 2014:
