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Background > Daylight Savings Time start date: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Rules that determine the date on which daylight savings time begins. Clocks are moved forward on this date.
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION
Albania Last Sunday March
Andorra Last Sunday March
Australia First Sunday October
Austria 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Azerbaijan Last Sunday March
Belgium 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Bosnia and Herzegovina Last Sunday March
Brazil Third Sunday October
Bulgaria 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Canada Second Sunday March
Chile Second Sunday September
Croatia 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Cuba Second Sunday March
Cyprus 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Czech Republic 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Denmark 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Egypt 23:59, last Thursday in April
Estonia 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Fiji Last Sunday October
Finland Last Sunday March
France 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Germany 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Greece 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Greenland 22:00 local time on Saturday before last Sunday March
Haiti Second Sunday March
Holy See (Vatican City) Last Sunday March
Hungary 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Iran March 21–22
Ireland 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Israel Friday before last Sunday March
Italy 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Jordan Last Friday March
Kosovo Last Sunday March
Latvia 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Lebanon Last Sunday March
Liechtenstein Last Sunday March
Lithuania 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Luxembourg 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Malta 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Mexico First Sunday April
Moldova Last Sunday March
Monaco Last Sunday March
Montenegro Last Sunday March
Morocco Last Sunday March
Namibia First Sunday September
Netherlands 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
New Zealand Last Sunday September
Norway 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Palestine Last Friday March
Paraguay First Sunday October
Poland 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Portugal 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Republic of Macedonia Last Sunday March
Romania 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Samoa Last Sunday September
San Marino Last Sunday March
Serbia Last Sunday March
Slovakia 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Slovenia 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Spain 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Sweden 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Switzerland 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Syria Last Friday March
The Bahamas Second Sunday March
Turkey 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March
Ukraine Last Sunday March
United Kingdom 01:00 GMT on last Sunday March
United States Second Sunday March
Uruguay First Sunday October
Western Sahara Last Sunday March

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