Daylight Saving Time 2026: Start and End Dates
Clocks go forward one hour in spring and back in autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere DST usually starts in March and ends in October or November; in the Southern Hemisphere (Sydney, Auckland) it is the reverse.
| City | Starts (local) | Ends (local) |
|---|---|---|
| London | March 29, 1:00 | October 25, 2:00 |
| Paris | March 29, 2:00 | October 25, 3:00 |
| Berlin | March 29, 2:00 | October 25, 3:00 |
| Rome | March 29, 2:00 | October 25, 3:00 |
| Madrid | March 29, 2:00 | October 25, 3:00 |
| Amsterdam | March 29, 2:00 | October 25, 3:00 |
| Zurich | March 29, 2:00 | October 25, 3:00 |
| Cairo | April 24, 0:00 | October 30, 0:00 |
| New York | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| Washington, D.C. | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| Chicago | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| Houston | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| Los Angeles | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| San Francisco | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| Seattle | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| Toronto | March 8, 2:00 | November 1, 2:00 |
| Sydney | October 4, 2:00 | April 5, 3:00 |
| Melbourne | October 4, 2:00 | April 5, 3:00 |
| Auckland | September 27, 2:00 | April 5, 3:00 |
For Southern Hemisphere cities, "Starts" is the period beginning late in 2026 and "Ends" is the period that began the previous year.