Daylight Saving Time Rules As of 2013
| Country/Territory | Continent | Summer/Hemisphere | DST start | DST end | Notes and other mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK.) | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Albania | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Algeria | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| American Samoa (USA.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Andorra | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Angola | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Anguilla (UK.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Argentina | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Aruba (NED.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Armenia | Asia | - | - | - | Abolishes DST in 2012 |
| Australia | Oceania | Austral/South | First Sunday October | First Sunday April | Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia and Lord Howe Island |
| Austria | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Azerbaijan | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | Nagorno-Karabaj don’t use DST |
| Bahamas | North america | Boreal/North | Second Sunday March | First Sunday November | |
| Bahrain | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Bangladesh | Asia | - | - | - | Abolishes DST in 2010 |
| Barbados | Central America | - | - | - | |
| Belarus | Europe | - | - | - | Abolishes DST in 2011 |
| Belgium | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Belize | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Benin | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Bermuda (UK.) | North America | Boreal/North | Second Sunday March | First Sunday November | |
| Bhutan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Bolivia | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Bonaire (NED.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Botswana | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Brazil | South America | Austral/South | Third Sunday October | Third Sunday February | DST end delays one week during Carnival week. Only south and central Brazil uses DST |
| British Virgin Islands (UK.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Brunei | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Bulgaria | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | Don’t use DST |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Burma | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Burundi | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Cambodia | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST
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| Cameroon | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Canada | North America | Boreal/North | Second Sunday March | First Sunday November | Saskatchewan, and areas of British Columbia, Ontario, Nunavut and Quebec don’t use DST |
| Cape Verde | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Cayman Islands (UK.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Central African Republic | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Chad | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Chile | South America | Austral/South | Second Sunday October | Second Sunday March | Easter Island starts on Saturday to sync with Chile |
| China | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Christmas Island (AUS.) | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Cocos Island (AUS.) | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Colombia | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Comoros | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Cook Islands (N.Z.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Congo | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Costa Rica | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Croatia | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Cuba | Central America | Boreal/North | First Sunday April | First Sunday November | |
| Curazao (NED.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Cyprus | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Czech Republic | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Denmark | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Djibouti | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Dominica | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Dominican Republic | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| East Timor | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Ecuador | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Egypt | Africa | - | - | - | Abolishes DST in 2011 |
| El Salvador | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Eritrea | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Estonia | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Ethiopia | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Faroe Islands (DK.) | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Falkland Islands (UK.) | South America | - | - | - | Keeps on continuous DST since 2011
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| Fidji | Oceania | Austral/South | Last Sunday October | Third Sunday January | |
| Finland | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| France | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| French Guyana (FR.) | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| French Polynesia (FR.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands (FR.) | Antarctica | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Gabon | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Gambia | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Georgia | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Germany | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Ghana | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Greece | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Greenland | North America | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | Qaanaaq uses USA and Canada rules. Danmarkshavn don’t use DST |
| Grenada | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Guadeloupe (FR.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Guam (USA.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Guatemala | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Guernsey (UK.) | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | Don’t use DST |
| Guinea | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Guyana | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Haiti | Central America | - | Second Sunday March | First Sunday November | Began DST in 2012 |
| Heard and McDonald Islands (AUS.) | Antarctica | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Holy See | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Honduras | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Hong Kong (CHI.) | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Hungary | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Iceland | Europe | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| India | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Indonesia | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Iraq | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Iran | Asia | Boreal/North | March 19-21 | September 20-21 | |
| Ireland | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Isle of Man (UK.) | Europe | - | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Israel | Asia | Boreal/North | Last Friday March | First Sunday October | |
| Italy | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Ivory Coast | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Jamaica | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Japan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Jersey (UK.) | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Jordan | Asia | - | - | - | Abolishes DST in 2012 |
| Kazakhstan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Kenya | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Kiribati | Oceania | - | - | Don’t use DST | |
| Kosovo | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Kuwait | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Kyrgyzistan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Laos | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Latvia | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Lebanon | Asia | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Lesotho | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Liberia | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Libya | Africa | Boreal/North | Last Friday March | Last Friday October | Begins DST in 2013 |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Lithuania | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Luxembourg | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Macao (CHI.) | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST
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| Macedonia | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Madagascar | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Malawi | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Malaysia | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Maldives | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Mali | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Malta | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Marshall Islands | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Martinica (FR.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Mauritania | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Mauritius | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Mexico | North America | Boreal/North | First Sunday April | Last Sunday October | Locations near the U.S. border use U.S. DST |
| Micronesia | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Midway (USA.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Moldova | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Monaco | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Mongolia | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Montenegro | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Montserrat (UK.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Morocco | Africa | Boreal/North | Last Sunday April | Last Sunday September | DST is stopped during Ramadan |
| Mozambique | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST
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| Namibia | Africa | Austral/South | First Sunday September | First Sunday April | |
| Nauru | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Nepal | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Netherlands | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| New Caledonia (FR.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| New Zealand | Oceania | Austral/South | Last Sunday September | First Sunday April | |
| Nicaragua | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Niger | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Nigeria | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Niue (N.Z.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| North Korea | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Northern Mariana Islands (USA.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Norway | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Oman | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Pakistan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Palau | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Palestine | Asia | Boreal/North | Last Friday March | Last Friday September | |
| Panama | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Papua New Guinea | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Paraguay | South America | Austral/South | First Sunday October | Second Sunday April | |
| Peru | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Philippines | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Pitcairn Islands (UK.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Poland | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Portugal | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Puerto Rico (USA.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Qatar | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Romania | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Russian Federation | Asia/Europe | - | - | - | Abolishes DST in 2011 |
| Rwanda | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Saba (NED.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Samoa | Oceania | Austral/South | Last Sunday September | First Sunday April | |
| Saint Barthélemy (FR.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK.) | Africa/South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Saint Lucia | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Saint Martin (FR.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (F.R.) | North America | Boreal/North | Second Sunday March | First Sunday November | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| San Marino | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Sao Tome and Príncipe | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Saudi Arabia | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Senegal | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Serbia | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Seychelles | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Sierra Leone | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Singapore | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Sint Eustatius (NED.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Sint Maarten (NED.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Slovakia | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Slovenia | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Solomon Islands | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Somalia | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| South Africa | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| South Georgia Islands (UK.) | Antarctica | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| South Korea | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| South Sandwich Islands (UK.) | Antarctica | - | - | - | Don’t use DST
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| South Sudan | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Spain | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Sudan | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Suriname | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Swaziland | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Sweden | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Switzerland | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Syria | Asia | Boreal/North | Last Friday March | First Friday November | |
| Tadjikistan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Taiwan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Tanzania | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Thailand | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Tokelau (N.Z.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Togo | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Tonga | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Tunisia | Africa | - | - | - | Abolished DST in 2009 |
| Turkey | Asia/Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Turkmenistan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Tuvalu | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Turks and Caicos (UK.) | Central America | Boreal/North | Second Sunday March | First Sunday November | |
| Ukraine | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| Uganda | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| United Arab Emirates | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| United Kingdom | Europe | Boreal/North | Last Sunday March | Last Sunday October | |
| United States | North America | Boreal/North | Second Sunday March | First Sunday November | Arizona and Hawaii don’t use DST |
| United States Virgin Islands (USA.) | Central America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Uruguay | South America | Austral/South | First Sunday October | Second Sunday March | |
| Uzbekistan | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Vanuatu | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Venezuela | South America | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Vietnam | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Wallis and Futuna (FR.) | Oceania | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Western Sahara | Africa | Boreal/North | Last Sunday April | Last Sunday September | DST is stopped during Ramadan. Only areas controlled by Morocco uses DST |
| Yemen | Asia | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Zambia | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
| Zimbabwe | Africa | - | - | - | Don’t use DST |
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