Daylight Saving Time Around the World 2016
Who has DST in 2016?
Areas having DST in some period during 2016
No DST in 2016
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is often referred to as “daylight savings” or “summer time.” When DST is not observed, it is called standard time or winter time.
The list below shows an overview of countries and territories with DST in 2016. For more details, see information for the first half of 2016and the second half of 2016.
Note: This list may not be final. Sometimes countries, states, and territories make changes announced just days or weeks ahead of the time change.
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| Countries Observing DST Clock Change Events 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
| Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Åland Islands | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Albania | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Algeria | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Andorra | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Angola | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Some locations | dimanche 25 septembre | dimanche 3 avril | |
| Palmer Station | dimanche 14 août | dimanche 15 mai | |
| Troll Station | dimanche 20 mars | dimanche 30 octobre | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Argentina | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Armenia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Aruba | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Australia | Most locations | dimanche 2 octobre | dimanche 3 avril |
| Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 2016 | ||
| Lord Howe Island | dimanche 2 octobre | dimanche 3 avril | |
| Austria | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Belize | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Benin | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Bermuda | All locations | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre |
| Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Botswana | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Brazil | Most locations | dimanche 16 octobre | dimanche 21 février |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre |
| Much of Saskatchewan, small region 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 | dimanche 14 août | dimanche 15 mai |
| Some locations | dimanche 14 août | dimanche 4 décembre* | |
| Easter Island | samedi 13 août | samedi 14 mai | |
| China | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Clipperton 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Cuba | All locations | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre |
| Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Cyprus | Most locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Northern Cyprus | dimanche 27 mars | jeudi 8 septembre | |
| Czechia | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Denmark | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Falkland Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Faroe Islands | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Fiji | All locations | dimanche 6 novembre | dimanche 17 janvier |
| Finland | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| France | Most locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 2016 | ||
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Ghana | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Gibraltar | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Greece | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Greenland | Most locations | samedi 26 mars | samedi 29 octobre |
| Some locations | No DST in 2016 | ||
| Ittoqqortoormiit | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre | |
| Pituffik | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre | |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | |
| Honduras | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Hungary | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Iceland | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| India | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Iran | All locations | lundi 21 mars | mercredi 21 septembre |
| Iraq | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Ireland | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Isle of Man | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Israel | All locations | vendredi 25 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Italy | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Japan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Jersey | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Jordan | All locations | vendredi 1 avril | vendredi 28 octobre |
| Kazakhstan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Kenya | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Kosovo | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Laos | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Latvia | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Lebanon | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Liberia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Libya | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Liechtenstein | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Lithuania | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Luxembourg | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Macau | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 3 avril | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Baja California, much of Chihuahua, much of Tamaulipas, much of Nuevo León | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre | |
| Sonora, Quintana Roo | No DST in 2016 | ||
| Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Moldova | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Monaco | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Mongolia | All locations | samedi 26 mars | samedi 24 septembre |
| Montenegro | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Morocco | All locations | dimanche 27 mars* | dimanche 30 octobre* |
| Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Namibia | All locations | dimanche 4 septembre | dimanche 3 avril |
| Nauru | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Nepal | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Netherlands | Most locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Saba, Sint Eustatius | No DST in 2016 | ||
| New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| New Zealand | All locations | dimanche 25 septembre | dimanche 3 avril |
| 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 | |
| North Macedonia | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Norway | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Oman | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Palau | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Palestine | All locations | samedi 26 mars | samedi 29 octobre |
| Panama | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Paraguay | All locations | dimanche 2 octobre | dimanche 27 mars |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Portugal | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Samoa | All locations | dimanche 25 septembre | dimanche 3 avril |
| San Marino | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Slovenia | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | |
| Sweden | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Switzerland | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Syria | All locations | vendredi 25 mars | vendredi 28 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre |
| Togo | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Tonga | All locations | dimanche 6 novembre | Does not end this year |
| Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| Turkey | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | mercredi 7 septembre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| Auton. Republic of Crimea, much of Luhansk, much of Donetsk | No DST in 2016 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 2016 | |
| United Kingdom | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| United States | Most locations | dimanche 13 mars | dimanche 6 novembre |
| 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 | |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | dimanche 27 mars | dimanche 30 octobre |
| 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 | dimanche 27 mars* | dimanche 30 octobre* |
| 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. | |||