Daylight Saving Time 2020
Was the time set backwards or forwards? When? Where? This page lists all daylight saving time changes and other time zone changes around the world for 2020.
- Transition timestamps were extracted from the latest version of the IANA time zone database (version 2022f, with no patches).
Sunday January 12 2020
Fiji
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: Fiji Summer Time (FJST / UTC +13)
- After: Fiji Time (FJT / UTC +12)
- Transition time: 2020-01-11 14:00 UTC
- Time zone news: Fiji puts DST on hold
Sunday March 8 2020
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Standard Time (PMST / UTC -3)
- After: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Daylight Time (PMDT / UTC -2)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 05:00 UTC
Cuba
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Cuba Standard Time (CST / UTC -5)
- After: Cuba Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 05:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Cuba, including Havana, Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba.
Bermuda
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Atlantic Standard Time (AST / UTC -4)
- After: Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT / UTC -3)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 06:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Bermuda.
Qaanaaq, Greenland
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Atlantic Standard Time (AST / UTC -4)
- After: Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT / UTC -3)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 06:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Qaanaaq.
United States
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
United States has 11 time zones. Most of the country observes DST in the summer. Summer time starts at the same local time in all of United States, but not simultaneously, due to different time zones.
Eastern Time
- Before: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- After: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 07:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between EST and EDT, including Miami, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C..
Central Time
- Before: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- After: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 08:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
Mountain Time
- Before: Mountain Standard Time (MST / UTC -7)
- After: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 09:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between MST and MDT, including Albuquerque, Denver and El Paso.
Pacific Time
- Before: Pacific Standard Time (PST / UTC -8)
- After: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT / UTC -7)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 10:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between PST and PDT, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle.
Alaska Time
Alaska: Islands west of -169.5°
- Before: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST / UTC -10)
- After: Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (HADT / UTC -9)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 12:00 UTC
Casey Station, Antarctica
Winter time started
The time was set back 3 hours from 03:00AM to 12:00AM local time.
- Before: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT / UTC +11)
- After: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST / UTC +8)
- Transition time: 2020-03-07 16:00 UTC
Canada
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
Canada has 6 time zones. Most of the country observes DST in the summer. Summer time starts at the same local time in all of Canada, but not simultaneously, due to different time zones.
Newfoundland Time
- Before: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST / UTC -3:30)
- After: Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT / UTC -2:30)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 05:30 UTC
Atlantic Time
- Before: Atlantic Standard Time (AST / UTC -4)
- After: Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT / UTC -3)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 06:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between AST and ADT, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Eastern Time
Central Time
- Before: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- After: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 08:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Manitoba.
Mountain Time
The Bahamas
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- After: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 07:00 UTC
- Applies to all of The Bahamas, including Nassau.
Haiti
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- After: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 07:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Haiti, including Port-au-Prince.
Turks and Caicos Islands
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- After: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 07:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Turks and Caicos Islands, including Cockburn Town.
Mexico (the state of Baja California and areas near the United States border)
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
Mexico has 4 time zones. All of Mexico except the states of Quintana Roo and Sonora observe DST in the summer. The state of Baja California and areas near the United States border follow the same DST schedule as the United States, while other DST-observing areas observe DST from 02:00 on the first Sunday of April until 02:00 on the last Sunday of October.
Zona Noroeste
US border regions in Zona Centro
- Before: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- After: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 08:00 UTC
- Applies to US border regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Heroica Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa.
US border regions in Zona Pacífico
- Before: Mountain Standard Time (MST / UTC -7)
- After: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-03-08 09:00 UTC
- Applies to US border regions that alternate between MST and MDT, including Ciudad Juárez.
Saturday March 21 2020
Sunday March 22 2020
Friday March 27 2020
Saturday March 28 2020
Palestine
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Western Greenland
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 10:00PM to 11:00PM local time.
- Before: Western Greenland Time (WGT / UTC -3)
- After: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST / UTC -2)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between WGT and WGST, including Nuuk.
Sunday March 29 2020
Lebanon
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Moldova
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
Most of Eastern Europe
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 03:00AM to 04:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern European Time (EET / UTC +2)
- After: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST / UTC +3)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Ukraine and Åland Islands.
- Summer time starts at the same time in all of Europe (except Moldova), but at different local times, depending on the time zone.
Most of Europe
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Central European Time (CET / UTC +1)
- After: Central European Summer Time (CEST / UTC +2)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City.
- Summer time starts at the same time in all of Europe (except Moldova), but at different local times, depending on the time zone.
United Kingdom
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 01:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT / UTC +0)
- After: British Summer Time (BST / UTC +1)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of United Kingdom and its Crown dependencies, including Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, London and Sheffield.
- Does not apply to overseas territories.
Ireland
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 01:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT / UTC +0)
- After: Irish Standard Time (IST / UTC +1)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Ireland, including Cork, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and Limerick.
- Contrary to other locations that observe daylight saving time, Ireland has daylight saving time in the winter, and standard time in the summer. Winter time is still one hour behind summer time.
Canary Islands, Faroe Islands and Portugal
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 01:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: Western European Time (WET / UTC +0)
- After: Western European Summer Time (WEST / UTC +1)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Canary Islands, Faroe Islands and Portugal, including Lisbon, Madeira, Porto, Province of Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Tórshavn.
- Canary Islands changes time simultaneously with the rest of Spain, but the local time of Canary Islands is one hour behind Spain.
Azores, Portugal
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Azores Time (AZOT / UTC -1)
- After: Azores Summer Time (AZOST / UTC +0)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Azores, including Angra do Heroísmo, Horta and Ponta Delgada.
- Azores changes time simultaneously with the rest of Portugal, but the local time of Azores is one hour behind Portugal.
Eastern Greenland
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Greenland Time (EGT / UTC -1)
- After: Eastern Greenland Summer Time (EGST / UTC +0)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between EGT and EGST, including Ittoqqortoormiit.
Troll research station, Antarctica
Summer time started
The time was set forward two hours from 01:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC / UTC +0)
- After: Central European Summer Time (CEST / UTC +2)
- Transition time: 2020-03-29 01:00 UTC
Saturday April 4 2020
Easter Island, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 10:00PM to 09:00PM local time.
- Before: Easter Island Daylight Time (EADT / UTC -5)
- After: Easter Island Standard Time (EAST / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-04-05 03:00 UTC
- Easter Island changes time simultaneously with the rest of Chile, but the local time of Easter Island is two hours behind Chile.
Sunday April 5 2020
Chatham Islands, New Zealand
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:45AM to 02:45AM local time.
- Before: Chatham Daylight Time (CHADT / UTC +13:45)
- After: Chatham Standard Time (CHAST / UTC +12:45)
- Transition time: 2020-04-04 14:00 UTC
New Zealand
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT / UTC +13)
- After: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST / UTC +12)
- Transition time: 2020-04-04 14:00 UTC
- Applies to all of New Zealand, including Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.
- Does not apply to dependent territories and outlying islands.
Norfolk Island
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: Norfolk Daylight Time (NFDT / UTC +12)
- After: Norfolk Time (NFT / UTC +11)
- Transition time: 2020-04-04 15:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Norfolk Island.
- Time zone news: Norfolk Island will have daylight saving time
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Winter time started
The time was set back half an hour from 02:00AM to 01:30AM local time.
- Before: Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT / UTC +11)
- After: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST / UTC +10:30)
- Transition time: 2020-04-04 15:00 UTC
Australia
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
Australia has 9 time zones. Most of the country observes DST in the summer. Winter time starts at the same local time in all of Australia, but not simultaneously, due to different time zones.
Australian Eastern Time
- Before: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT / UTC +11)
- After: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST / UTC +10)
- Transition time: 2020-04-04 16:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between AEST and AEDT, including Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong.
Australian Central Time
- Before: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT / UTC +10:30)
- After: Australian Central Standard Time (ACST / UTC +9:30)
- Transition time: 2020-04-04 16:30 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between ACST and ACDT, including Adelaide.
Chile
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 12:00AM to 11:00PM local time.
- Before: Chile Daylight Time (CLDT / UTC -3)
- After: Chile Standard Time (CLT / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-04-05 03:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Chile, including Antofagasta, Puente Alto, Santiago, Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.
- Easter Island changes time simultaneously with the rest of Chile, but the local time of Easter Island is two hours behind Chile.
Mexico (except Quintana Roo, Sonora, Baja California and areas near the United States border)
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
Mexico has 4 time zones. All of Mexico except the states of Quintana Roo and Sonora observe DST in the summer. The state of Baja California and areas near the United States border follow the same DST schedule as the United States, while other DST-observing areas observe DST from 02:00 on the first Sunday of April until 02:00 on the last Sunday of October.
Zona Centro
- Before: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- After: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-04-05 08:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Ecatepec de Morelos, Guadalajara, Iztapalapa, Mexico City and Puebla City.
Zona Pacífico, except Sonora
- Before: Mountain Standard Time (MST / UTC -7)
- After: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-04-05 09:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between MST and MDT, including Chihuahua City, Culiacán and Mazatlán.
Sunday April 19 2020
Morocco and Western Sahara
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: West Africa Time (GMT+1 / UTC +1)
- After: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT / UTC +0)
- Transition time: 2020-04-19 02:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Morocco and Western Sahara, including Casablanca, Marrakesh and Rabat.
- Morocco and Western Sahara observe permanent daylight saving time, except during Ramadan, when daylight saving time is suspended.
Sunday May 31 2020
Morocco and Western Sahara
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT / UTC +0)
- After: West Africa Time (GMT+1 / UTC +1)
- Transition time: 2020-05-31 02:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Morocco and Western Sahara, including Casablanca, Marrakesh and Rabat.
- Morocco and Western Sahara observe permanent daylight saving time, except during Ramadan, when daylight saving time is suspended.
Saturday September 5 2020
Easter Island, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 10:00PM to 11:00PM local time.
- Before: Easter Island Standard Time (EAST / UTC -6)
- After: Easter Island Daylight Time (EADT / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-09-06 04:00 UTC
- Easter Island changes time simultaneously with the rest of Chile, but the local time of Easter Island is two hours behind Chile.
Sunday September 6 2020
Chile
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Chile Standard Time (CLT / UTC -4)
- After: Chile Daylight Time (CLDT / UTC -3)
- Transition time: 2020-09-06 04:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Chile, including Antofagasta, Puente Alto, Santiago, Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.
- Easter Island changes time simultaneously with the rest of Chile, but the local time of Easter Island is two hours behind Chile.
Monday September 21 2020
Sunday September 27 2020
Chatham Islands, New Zealand
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:45AM to 03:45AM local time.
- Before: Chatham Standard Time (CHAST / UTC +12:45)
- After: Chatham Daylight Time (CHADT / UTC +13:45)
- Transition time: 2020-09-26 14:00 UTC
New Zealand
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST / UTC +12)
- After: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT / UTC +13)
- Transition time: 2020-09-26 14:00 UTC
- Applies to all of New Zealand, including Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.
- Does not apply to dependent territories and outlying islands.
Sunday October 4 2020
Norfolk Island
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Norfolk Time (NFT / UTC +11)
- After: Norfolk Daylight Time (NFDT / UTC +12)
- Transition time: 2020-10-03 15:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Norfolk Island.
- Time zone news: Norfolk Island will have daylight saving time
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Summer time started
The time was set forward half an hour from 02:00AM to 02:30AM local time.
- Before: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST / UTC +10:30)
- After: Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT / UTC +11)
- Transition time: 2020-10-03 15:30 UTC
Australia
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
Australia has 9 time zones. Most of the country observes DST in the summer. Summer time starts at the same local time in all of Australia, but not simultaneously, due to different time zones.
Australian Eastern Time
- Before: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST / UTC +10)
- After: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT / UTC +11)
- Transition time: 2020-10-03 16:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between AEST and AEDT, including Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong.
Australian Central Time
- Before: Australian Central Standard Time (ACST / UTC +9:30)
- After: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT / UTC +10:30)
- Transition time: 2020-10-03 16:30 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between ACST and ACDT, including Adelaide.
Paraguay
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Casey Station, Antarctica
Summer time started
The time was set forward 3 hours from 12:01AM to 03:01AM local time.
- Before: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT / UTC +8)
- After: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST / UTC +11)
- Transition time: 2020-10-03 16:01 UTC
Saturday October 24 2020
Palestine
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 01:00AM to 12:00AM local time.
Western Greenland
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 11:00PM to 10:00PM local time.
- Before: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST / UTC -2)
- After: Western Greenland Time (WGT / UTC -3)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between WGT and WGST, including Nuuk.
Sunday October 25 2020
Lebanon
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 12:00AM to 11:00PM local time.
Israel
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Moldova
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
Most of Eastern Europe
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 04:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST / UTC +3)
- After: Eastern European Time (EET / UTC +2)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Ukraine and Åland Islands.
- Winter time starts at the same time in all of Europe (except Moldova), but at different local times, depending on the time zone.
Most of Europe
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.
- Before: Central European Summer Time (CEST / UTC +2)
- After: Central European Time (CET / UTC +1)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City.
- Winter time starts at the same time in all of Europe (except Moldova), but at different local times, depending on the time zone.
United Kingdom
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: British Summer Time (BST / UTC +1)
- After: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT / UTC +0)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of United Kingdom and its Crown dependencies, including Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, London and Sheffield.
- Does not apply to overseas territories.
Ireland
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Irish Standard Time (IST / UTC +1)
- After: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT / UTC +0)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Ireland, including Cork, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and Limerick.
- Contrary to other locations that observe daylight saving time, Ireland has daylight saving time in the winter, and standard time in the summer. Winter time is still one hour behind summer time.
Canary Islands, Faroe Islands and Portugal
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Western European Summer Time (WEST / UTC +1)
- After: Western European Time (WET / UTC +0)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Canary Islands, Faroe Islands and Portugal, including Lisbon, Madeira, Porto, Province of Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Tórshavn.
- Canary Islands changes time simultaneously with the rest of Spain, but the local time of Canary Islands is one hour behind Spain.
Azores, Portugal
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 01:00AM to 12:00AM local time.
- Before: Azores Summer Time (AZOST / UTC +0)
- After: Azores Time (AZOT / UTC -1)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Azores, including Angra do Heroísmo, Horta and Ponta Delgada.
- Azores changes time simultaneously with the rest of Portugal, but the local time of Azores is one hour behind Portugal.
Eastern Greenland
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 01:00AM to 12:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Greenland Summer Time (EGST / UTC +0)
- After: Eastern Greenland Time (EGT / UTC -1)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between EGT and EGST, including Ittoqqortoormiit.
Troll research station, Antarctica
Winter time started
The time was set back two hours from 03:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Central European Summer Time (CEST / UTC +2)
- After: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC / UTC +0)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 01:00 UTC
Mexico (except Quintana Roo, Sonora, Baja California and areas near the United States border)
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Mexico has 4 time zones. All of Mexico except the states of Quintana Roo and Sonora observe DST in the summer. The state of Baja California and areas near the United States border follow the same DST schedule as the United States, while other DST-observing areas observe DST from 02:00 on the first Sunday of April until 02:00 on the last Sunday of October.
Zona Centro
- Before: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- After: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 07:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Ecatepec de Morelos, Guadalajara, Iztapalapa, Mexico City and Puebla City.
Zona Pacífico, except Sonora
- Before: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT / UTC -6)
- After: Mountain Standard Time (MST / UTC -7)
- Transition time: 2020-10-25 08:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between MST and MDT, including Chihuahua City, Culiacán and Mazatlán.
Sunday November 1 2020
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Daylight Time (PMDT / UTC -2)
- After: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Standard Time (PMST / UTC -3)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 04:00 UTC
Cuba
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 01:00AM to 12:00AM local time.
- Before: Cuba Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -4)
- After: Cuba Standard Time (CST / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 05:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Cuba, including Havana, Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba.
Bermuda
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT / UTC -3)
- After: Atlantic Standard Time (AST / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 05:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Bermuda.
Qaanaaq, Greenland
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT / UTC -3)
- After: Atlantic Standard Time (AST / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 05:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Qaanaaq.
United States
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
United States has 11 time zones. Most of the country observes DST in the summer. Winter time starts at the same local time in all of United States, but not simultaneously, due to different time zones.
Eastern Time
- Before: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- After: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 06:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between EST and EDT, including Miami, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C..
Central Time
- Before: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- After: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 07:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
Mountain Time
- Before: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT / UTC -6)
- After: Mountain Standard Time (MST / UTC -7)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 08:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between MST and MDT, including Albuquerque, Denver and El Paso.
Pacific Time
- Before: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT / UTC -7)
- After: Pacific Standard Time (PST / UTC -8)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 09:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between PST and PDT, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle.
Alaska Time
Alaska: Islands west of -169.5°
- Before: Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (HADT / UTC -9)
- After: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST / UTC -10)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 11:00 UTC
Canada
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Canada has 6 time zones. Most of the country observes DST in the summer. Winter time starts at the same local time in all of Canada, but not simultaneously, due to different time zones.
Newfoundland Time
- Before: Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT / UTC -2:30)
- After: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST / UTC -3:30)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 04:30 UTC
Atlantic Time
- Before: Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT / UTC -3)
- After: Atlantic Standard Time (AST / UTC -4)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 05:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between AST and ADT, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Eastern Time
Central Time
- Before: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- After: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 07:00 UTC
- Applies to regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Manitoba.
Mountain Time
The Bahamas
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- After: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 06:00 UTC
- Applies to all of The Bahamas, including Nassau.
Haiti
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- After: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 06:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Haiti, including Port-au-Prince.
Turks and Caicos Islands
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
- Before: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC -4)
- After: Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC -5)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 06:00 UTC
- Applies to all of Turks and Caicos Islands, including Cockburn Town.
Mexico (the state of Baja California and areas near the United States border)
Winter time started
The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Mexico has 4 time zones. All of Mexico except the states of Quintana Roo and Sonora observe DST in the summer. The state of Baja California and areas near the United States border follow the same DST schedule as the United States, while other DST-observing areas observe DST from 02:00 on the first Sunday of April until 02:00 on the last Sunday of October.
Zona Noroeste
US border regions in Zona Centro
- Before: Central Daylight Time (CDT / UTC -5)
- After: Central Standard Time (CST / UTC -6)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 07:00 UTC
- Applies to US border regions that alternate between CST and CDT, including Heroica Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa.
US border regions in Zona Pacífico
- Before: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT / UTC -6)
- After: Mountain Standard Time (MST / UTC -7)
- Transition time: 2020-11-01 08:00 UTC
- Applies to US border regions that alternate between MST and MDT, including Ciudad Juárez.
Sunday December 20 2020
Fiji
Summer time started
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
- Before: Fiji Time (FJT / UTC +12)
- After: Fiji Summer Time (FJST / UTC +13)
- Transition time: 2020-12-19 14:00 UTC
- Time zone news: Fiji puts DST on hold
