Time Zone History

When the clocks change: 2026, 2027 and 2028

Under the rules in tzdata 2026f, 101 of the 312 zones still move their clocks during the year. They follow 21 different patterns; the largest group, 44 zones, goes forward on the second Sunday in March. Dates are in the local time of the first zone listed in each group.

Forward on the second Sunday in March, back on the first Sunday in November

44 zones · local time of the change in Miquelon: 02:00

Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Bermuda, Glace Bay, Halifax, Moncton, Pituffik (Thule), Detroit, Turks and Caicos Islands, Indianapolis, Indiana, Iqaluit, Louisville, Kentucky, Marengo, Indiana, Monticello, Kentucky, New York, Petersburg, Indiana, Haiti, Toronto, Vevay, Indiana, Vincennes, Indiana, Winamac, Indiana, Beulah, North Dakota, Center, North Dakota, Chicago, Knox, Indiana, Matamoros, Menominee, New Salem, North Dakota, Ojinaga, Rankin Inlet, Resolute, Tell City, Indiana, Boise, Cambridge Bay, Ciudad Juárez, Denver, Los Angeles, Tijuana, Anchorage, Juneau, Metlakatla, Nome, Sitka, Yakutat, Adak

  • 2026 forward March 8; back November 1
  • 2027 forward March 14; back November 7
  • 2028 forward March 12; back November 5

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

16 zones · local time of the change in Andorra: 02:00

Andorra, Serbia, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Ceuta, Gibraltar, Madrid, Malta, France, Czech Republic, Italy, Albania, Austria, Poland, Switzerland

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Forward on the first Sunday in October, back on the first Sunday in April

7 zones · local time of the change in Norfolk: 02:00

Norfolk Island, Hobart, Macquarie Island, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Broken Hill

  • 2026 back April 5; forward October 4
  • 2027 back April 4; forward October 3
  • 2028 back April 2; forward October 1

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

6 zones · local time of the change in Athens: 03:00

Greece, Famagusta, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

6 zones · local time of the change in Dublin: 01:00

Ireland, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Lisbon, United Kingdom, Madeira

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

4 zones · local time of the change in Beirut: 00:00

Lebanon, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Local clock times of the change differ between these zones.

Forward on the last Saturday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

2 zones · local time of the change in Ittoqqortoormiit: 23:00

Ittoqqortoormiit, Nuuk

  • 2026 forward March 28; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 27; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 25; back October 29

Forward on the second Sunday in March, back on the first Sunday in November

2 zones · local time of the change in St. John’s: 00:01

St. John’s, Goose Bay

  • 2026 forward March 8; back November 1
  • 2027 forward March 14; back November 7
  • 2028 forward March 12; back November 5

Forward on the fourth Saturday in March, back on the last Saturday in October

2 zones · local time of the change in Gaza: 02:00

Gaza, Hebron

  • 2026 forward March 28; back October 24
  • 2027 forward March 27; back October 30
  • 2028 forward March 25; back October 28

Forward on the last Friday in April, back on the last Friday in October

1 zone · local time of the change in Cairo: 00:00

Egypt

  • 2026 forward April 24; back October 30
  • 2027 forward April 30; back October 29
  • 2028 forward April 28; back October 27

Dates set year by year

1 zone · local time of the change in Havana: varies

Cuba

  • 2026 forward March 8
  • 2027 back November 7
  • 2028 forward March 12; back November 5

Forward on the first Sunday in September, back on the first Sunday in April

1 zone · local time of the change in Santiago: 00:00

Santiago

  • 2026 back April 5; forward September 6
  • 2027 back April 4; forward September 5
  • 2028 back April 2; forward September 3

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

1 zone · local time of the change in Troll Station: 01:00

Troll Station

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Forward on the last Friday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

1 zone · local time of the change in Jerusalem: 02:00

Israel

  • 2026 forward March 27; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 26; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 24; back October 29

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

1 zone · local time of the change in Nicosia: 00:00

Nicosia

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

1 zone · local time of the change in Azores: 00:00

Azores

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Forward on the first Sunday in October, back on the first Sunday in April

1 zone · local time of the change in Lord Howe Island: 02:00

Lord Howe Island

  • 2026 back April 5; forward October 4
  • 2027 back April 4; forward October 3
  • 2028 back April 2; forward October 1

Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October

1 zone · local time of the change in Kyiv: 02:00

Kyiv

  • 2026 forward March 29; back October 25
  • 2027 forward March 28; back October 31
  • 2028 forward March 26; back October 29

Forward on the last Sunday in September, back on the first Sunday in April

1 zone · local time of the change in Auckland: 02:00

Auckland

  • 2026 back April 5; forward September 27
  • 2027 back April 4; forward September 26
  • 2028 back April 2; forward September 24

Forward on the last Sunday in September, back on the first Sunday in April

1 zone · local time of the change in Chatham Islands: 02:45

Chatham Islands

  • 2026 back April 5; forward September 27
  • 2027 back April 4; forward September 26
  • 2028 back April 2; forward September 24

Forward on the first Saturday in September, back on the first Saturday in April

1 zone · local time of the change in Easter Island: 22:00

Easter Island

  • 2026 back April 4; forward September 5
  • 2027 back April 3; forward September 4
  • 2028 back April 1; forward September 2

More context: clock change dates explained.