Which country changes its clocks next?

Chile is the next to change, on Sun, 6 Sept 2026, when its clocks spring forward 1 hour.

Why do clock-change dates differ between countries?

Daylight saving time is set by each country independently. The EU, the UK, the US and Australia all use different transition weekends, and the Southern Hemisphere runs on the opposite schedule to the Northern Hemisphere, so the exact dates rarely line up.

How many countries do not change their clocks?

Most of the world keeps the same UTC offset all year — roughly 175 of the 244 countries listed here do not observe daylight saving time at all, including most of Asia, Africa and South America.

Does the time on this site update automatically at the change?

Yes. Every clock is derived from the IANA time zone database via your browser, so it follows each daylight saving transition the moment it happens — no manual adjustment needed.

Daylight saving time — worldwide clock-change calendar

The next time the clocks change in every country that observes daylight saving time, sorted by date. Next up: Chile on Sun, 6 Sept 2026. About 175 of the 244 countries here keep the same offset all year and never appear below.

Upcoming clock changes

Country	Next change	Direction
Chile	Sun, 6 Sept 2026	↑ Spring forward
New Zealand	Sun, 27 Sept 2026	↑ Spring forward
Norfolk Island	Sun, 4 Oct 2026	↑ Spring forward
Australia	Sun, 4 Oct 2026	↑ Spring forward
Palestinian Territory	Sat, 24 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Lebanon	Sat, 24 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Israel	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Moldova	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Andorra	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Albania	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Austria	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Aland Islands	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Belgium	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Bulgaria	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Switzerland	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Cyprus	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Czechia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Germany	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Denmark	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Estonia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Spain	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Finland	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Faroe Islands	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
France	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
United Kingdom	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Guernsey	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Gibraltar	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Greenland	Sat, 24 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Greece	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Croatia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Hungary	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Ireland	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Isle of Man	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Italy	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Jersey	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Kosovo	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Liechtenstein	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Lithuania	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Luxembourg	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Latvia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Monaco	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Montenegro	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
North Macedonia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Malta	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
The Netherlands	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Norway	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Poland	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Portugal	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Romania	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Serbia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Sweden	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Slovenia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Slovakia	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
San Marino	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Ukraine	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Vatican	Sun, 25 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Egypt	Thu, 29 Oct 2026	↓ Fall back
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
Bermuda	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
Cuba	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
Bahamas	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
Canada	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
Haiti	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
Turks and Caicos Islands	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
United States	Sun, 1 Nov 2026	↓ Fall back
Western Sahara	Sun, 7 Feb 2027	↓ Fall back
Morocco	Sun, 7 Feb 2027	↓ Fall back

How daylight saving time works

Daylight saving time (DST) shifts an hour of daylight from the early morning to the evening during the warmer half of the year. Clocks move forward one hour in spring — "spring forward" — and back one hour in autumn — "fall back". The change almost always happens overnight to minimise disruption.

There is no single global schedule. The European Union changes on the last Sundays of March and October; the United Kingdom follows the same weekends. The United States and Canada change on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. Australia and New Zealand, in the Southern Hemisphere, run the opposite way — forward in October, back in April. Pick a country above for its exact next date and the UTC offsets on either side.

Frequently asked questions

Which country changes its clocks next?: Chile is the next to change, on Sun, 6 Sept 2026, when its clocks spring forward 1 hour.
Why do clock-change dates differ between countries?: Daylight saving time is set by each country independently. The EU, the UK, the US and Australia all use different transition weekends, and the Southern Hemisphere runs on the opposite schedule to the Northern Hemisphere, so the exact dates rarely line up.
How many countries do not change their clocks?: Most of the world keeps the same UTC offset all year — roughly 175 of the 244 countries listed here do not observe daylight saving time at all, including most of Asia, Africa and South America.
Does the time on this site update automatically at the change?: Yes. Every clock is derived from the IANA time zone database via your browser, so it follows each daylight saving transition the moment it happens — no manual adjustment needed.