Which Countries Still Change Their Clocks? The Full List for 2026–2027
Only 55 countries still change their clocks for daylight saving time in 2026 and 2027, according to our analysis of the official time zone database. That’s fewer than a third of the world’s countries. Most are in Europe and North America, with a handful in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Oceania.
Key facts
- 55 countries change their clocks at least once between 2026 and 2027, plus about a dozen territories such as Greenland and Bermuda.
- Most of Asia, Africa and South America does not use daylight saving time at all.
- In 2026, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba joined the list of places that stopped changing their clocks.
- In several countries, only part of the country changes, including the US, Canada, Mexico and Australia.
Every country that changes its clocks
Europe (42 countries)
All EU countries and most other European countries move their clocks forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Vatican City.
Russia, Belarus, Turkey, Iceland and Georgia do not change their clocks.
North America and the Caribbean (6 countries)
- United States: all states except Hawaii and most of Arizona.
- Canada: Ontario, Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and most of Nunavut. Not Saskatchewan, Yukon, or (from 2026) British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.
- Mexico: only the cities along the US border, such as Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez. The rest of Mexico stopped in 2022.
- Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas.
Territories that also change include Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, Greenland and St Pierre and Miquelon.
Middle East and North Africa (4 countries)
- Israel and Lebanon, plus the Palestinian territories.
- Egypt, which brought daylight saving time back in 2023.
- Morocco, which works the other way round: it stays one hour ahead of GMT for most of the year and moves its clocks back during Ramadan.
Southern Hemisphere (3 countries)
- Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia. Not Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
- New Zealand.
- Chile: most of the country. The southern regions of Magallanes and Aysén stay on one time all year.
Because the seasons are reversed, these countries move their clocks forward in September or October and back in April.
The next clock changes
| Date | Who changes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | EU, UK and most of Europe | Clocks go back 1 hour |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Egypt | Clocks go back 1 hour |
| Sunday, November 1, 2026 | US, most of eastern Canada, Mexico’s border cities, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda | Clocks go back 1 hour |
| Sunday, March 14, 2027 | US, eastern Canada, Mexico’s border cities, Cuba, Bahamas | Clocks go forward 1 hour |
| Sunday, March 28, 2027 | EU, UK and most of Europe | Clocks go forward 1 hour |
| Sunday, April 4, 2027 | Australia (south-east), New Zealand | Clocks go back 1 hour |
| Sunday, September 26, 2027 | New Zealand | Clocks go forward 1 hour |
| Sunday, October 3, 2027 | Australia (south-east) | Clocks go forward 1 hour |
See every date in our full clock change calendar for 2026 and 2027, or check your city on the daylight saving time page.
Countries that recently stopped changing their clocks
The list keeps getting shorter. Some recent changes:
- British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba (2026): all three made their last change in March 2026 and stay on summer time all year. Read more in Is daylight saving time ending?
- Paraguay (2024): moved permanently to its summer time.
- Mexico (2022): ended daylight saving time except near the US border.
- Iran (2022), and Jordan and Syria (2022): Iran dropped daylight saving time, while Jordan and Syria stayed on summer time permanently.
- Samoa (2021) and Fiji have stopped changing their clocks.
- Yukon (2020) and Brazil (2019).
- Turkey (2016) and Russia (2011, then 2014).
Why so few countries use daylight saving time
Daylight saving time makes the most sense far from the equator, where summer days are much longer than winter days. Near the equator, day length barely changes, so moving the clock has no benefit. That’s why almost no country in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia or Central America uses it. You can see the effect in our article on how much daylight big cities get in winter.
How we got this list
We checked every time zone in the official IANA time zone database (version 2026e), the same data used by phones, computers and our world clock, for any clock change between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027. We grouped the time zones by country and counted a country if at least part of it changes. Territories such as Greenland and Bermuda are listed separately. Governments sometimes change their rules at short notice, so we update this list when the database changes.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries use daylight saving time?
55 countries change their clocks at least once in 2026 or 2027, which is fewer than a third of the world’s countries.
Does the whole of the US change its clocks?
No. Hawaii and most of Arizona stay on standard time all year. US territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam don’t change either.
Does Canada still have daylight saving time?
Partly. Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces still change. Saskatchewan and Yukon don’t, and British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba stopped in 2026.
Does Japan use daylight saving time?
No. Japan, China, India, South Korea and most of Asia don’t change their clocks.
When do the clocks go back in 2026?
In Europe, on Sunday, October 25. In the US and eastern Canada, on Sunday, November 1.
