Time Zone History

Samara time zone history

The latest change of standard time came on March 27, 2011, from UTC+3 to UTC+4. Daylight saving time was used in 30 years since 1970, last in 2010; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

UTC+4

Standard time is UTC+4 all year under the current rules.

Covers: Samara region and Udmurtia · tz database name Europe/Samara

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Summer time in 30 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+3: 1 hour behind today’s standard timeUTC+3:20:20: 40 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+4: today’s standard timeUTC+5: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour behind today’sstandard timeUTC+3:20:20: 40 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+4: today’s standard timeUTC+5: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
July 1, 1919Local mean time (UTC+3:20:20) replacedUTC+3numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only
Since 1970
March 26, 1989Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3numeric only
March 31, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+2numeric only
September 29, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3numeric only
October 20, 1991Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only
March 28, 2010Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3numeric only
March 27, 2011Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981–19831 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour
1984April 1September 301 hour
1985–1988last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1989not that yearSeptember 241 hour
1990March 25September 301 hour
1992–1995last Sunday in March, 02:00fourth Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1996–2009last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 hour
2010not that yearOctober 311 hour

Also on UTC+4

Ulyanovsk (Russia), Saratov (Russia), Astrakhan (Russia), Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, United Arab Emirates and Mauritius.

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Ulyanovsk (171 km): same time except 7,272 days in 1991–2010 and 2014–2016.
  • Oral (Kazakhstan) (235 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 6,273 days in 1981–2011.
  • Saratov (333 km): same time except 7,909 days in 1988, 1989, 1991–2010 and 2014–2016.
  • Aqtobe (Kazakhstan) (581 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 2,410 days in 1981–2011.
  • Kirov (601 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 9,797 days in 1970–2014.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Samara run 39 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.