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Daylight saving time in the Americas is the arrangement in
the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America, North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. ...
by which clocks are advanced by one hour in spring and moved back in autumn, to make the most of seasonal daylight. The practice is widespread in North America, with most of Canada and the United States participating, but much less so in Central and South America.


North America


Canada and the United States

Canada and the United States use daylight saving time on a wide scale, with only a few provinces/states, or parts of them, opting out of the practice or adopting it year-round without a twice-yearly switch. The Canadian province of
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and the territory of the
Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
do not observe daylight saving time. Saskatchewan remains on Central Standard Time (CST), although, geographically, they are in the Mountain Time Zone, and Yukon remains on Mountain Standard Time (MST) all year long. The US territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands remain on Atlantic Standard Time (AST) all year long, so clocks in those territories match those in
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during the summer and
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in the winter. The states of Hawaii and Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Hawaii stays on Hawaiian Standard time year round, Arizona stays on Mountain Standard time year round. Since 2007, in areas of Canada and the United States in which it is used, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November. On March 15, 2022, the United States
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passed the
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by unanimous consent. If passed by the
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, the law would place the United States under Daylight Time year-round.


Mexico

Mexico observed
daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or simply daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typicall ...
(DST; Spanish: ''horario de verano'') nationwide from 1996 to 2022, even in its tropical regions, because of its increasing economic ties to the United States. It previously observed the schedule used by the United States prior to 2007, with DST beginning on the first Sunday of April and ending on the last Sunday of October. Although the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
changed the schedule for DST beginning in 2007, only certain municipalities in Mexico, located less than 20 km from the border adopted this change. The rest of the country continued to follow the original schedule before abolishing DST on Sunday, 30 October 2022. The border municipalities that changed to observe the U.S. schedule continue to do so, beginning DST on the second Sunday of March and ending it on the first Sunday of November.


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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, located near the Canadian coast, belongs to France, but observes daylight saving time according to Canadian rules.


Greenland

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(excluding two minor areas at
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and
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) observes DST and uses the European convention (DST begins 01:00 UTC last Sunday in March and ends 01:00 UTC last Sunday in October). Most populated places in the country are in the UTC−03:00 zone in the winter ( UTC−02:00 in the summer). Clocks are changed from 22:00 to 23:00 in the spring (on the Saturday before the last Sunday in March), and reset back from 23:00 to 22:00 in the autumn (on the Saturday before the last Sunday in October). Danmarkshavn does not use DST, because it is a weather station with an airstrip which is supplied from Iceland, which does not use DST. This might apply to some other weather stations in the area. Pituffik/
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uses UTC−04:00 and United States conventions on DST because it is a US air base, meaning it is part of the
Atlantic Time Zone The Atlantic Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps standard time—called Atlantic Standard Time (AST)—by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC), resulting in UTC−04:00. AST is observed in parts of North America ...
.


Bermuda

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has observed DST annually since 1974.


The Caribbean lands

Puerto Rico remains all year long in Atlantic Standard Time. (AST).


The Bahamas

The Commonwealth of
The Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...
observes DST according to the American schedule.


Barbados

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
in the western Atlantic no longer observes Daylight Saving Time, like many Caribbean nations. The last observance of a daylight saving-related time clock adjustment was between Sunday, 20 April 1980 at 02:00 and Thursday, 25 September 1980 at 02:00. On 25 September the clock was shifted from -3:00 to -4:00, where it has remained since.


Cuba

Cuba normally observes DST from March to October although the precise dates vary. For two years in the mid-2000s, Cuba stayed on DST throughout the year. In 2009 it was on DST from the second Sunday in March to the last Sunday of October. In 2011, it was on DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.


Dominica

Dominica in the Caribbean does not observe Daylight Saving Time, like several other Caribbean nations.


The Dutch Caribbean Islands

The
Dutch Caribbean The Dutch Caribbean (historically known as the Dutch West Indies) are the territories, colonies, and countries, former and current, of the Dutch Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea. They are in the north and south-wes ...
islands of
Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
,
Bonaire Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...
,
Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
,
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,
Sint Eustatius Sint Eustatius (, ), also known locally as Statia (), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body") of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, so ...
and
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do not observe Daylight Saving Time.


The French Caribbean Islands

The
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islands of
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, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin do not observe Daylight Saving Time.


Haiti

Haiti had reestablished Daylight Saving Time in 2012, following the US/Canada DST Rules, starting on the second Sunday in March and ending on the first Sunday in November. This was discontinued in 2016, but was re-introduced in 2017.


Jamaica

Jamaica previously used Daylight Saving Time, utilising the US and Canadian rules. The practice was followed from 1974 before being discontinued in 1983.


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
remains on
Atlantic Standard Time The Atlantic Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps standard time—called Atlantic Standard Time (AST)—by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC), resulting in UTC−04:00. AST is observed in parts of North America ...
and does not observe DST.


The Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and nor ...
discontinued Daylight Saving Time in March 2015, at the same time moving from the
Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small por ...
to the
Atlantic Time Zone The Atlantic Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps standard time—called Atlantic Standard Time (AST)—by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC), resulting in UTC−04:00. AST is observed in parts of North America ...
, the result being the same as having year-round Daylight Saving in the
Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small por ...
. In 2018, the islands reintroduced daylight saving time by setting the clocks back 1 hour to Eastern Standard Time; the islands follow the same daylight saving schedule as the United States and Canada.


Central America


Guatemala

Guatemala has used DST during energy crises. The last time the country used DST was from 30 April to 1 October 2006.


Honduras

Honduras adopted DST from May 1994 until September 1994 but then abandoned it. On 7 May 2006 it again used DST; however the country ended DST observance on 7 August 2006, making this the shortest use of DST in the northern hemisphere as it was only applied for 3 months. The government decided not to use DST in 2007.


Nicaragua

Nicaragua observed DST from 1 January 1992 until 20 February 1994 but it stopped thereafter. DST was re-implemented, citing energy conservation, beginning 10 April 2005 until 2 October 2005 and followed a similar period the next year. 2006's observance of DST began on 30 April and ended on 1 October. In 2007, the government of Nicaragua decided to stop observing daylight saving time.


South America

In equatorial regions, DST is not useful because of the stability of light levels throughout the year. As a result, large areas of South America do not observe DST. DST is used in some of the more southerly countries such as Paraguay and most of Chile. These countries or regions in South America do not use daylight saving time: *
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*
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*
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
*
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*
Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
*
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Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
*
Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
*
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Argentina

Since 2009, Argentina has not been observing DST and the entire country has stayed on UTC−03:00. Argentina is located at a longitude that would naturally put it in the UTC−04:00 or UTC−05:00 time zone. San Luis province, which was previously in a different time zone than most of the country and which formerly observed DST, decided in April 2010 not to change its clocks back and to stay on UTC−03:00 all year round. The most recent history of Argentina observing DST dates from 2007 to 2009. After a period of not observing DST, Argentina observed DST in some provinces in an attempt to save energy. For each period, the executive branch of the government set the specific start and end dates for DST, i.e. there was no fixed annual schedule.


Bolivia

In 2011,
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planned to observe DST starting September 1 for the first time in its history, advancing the clock an hour on a nationwide basis in order to offset their energy problems. The schedule change was planned to take place every year between September and March, corresponding to the spring and summer of the South American country. However, the day before the scheduled change, on August 31, 2011, the national government indefinitely suspended the observation of DST due to opposition from experts in electricity, neighborhood and school leaders, and the general populace.


Brazil

Brazil adopted DST (called ''horário de verão''—"summer time"—in
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) for the first time in 1931, and it was in effect across the entire country. The duration and regional applicability of DST has varied over the years (see Portuguese Wikipedia page for details). As of 2013, DST was used only in the southern region (the states of
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, Santa Catarina, Paraná), the southeast region (the states of
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,
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
,
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Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
), and the central-west region (the state of
Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
and the
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, and the states of
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and
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...
). Formerly, starting and ending dates were variable, but in 2008, a decree (No. 6558 of 9 September 2008) established a permanent rule: DST starts at 00:00 on the third Sunday in October from 2008 to 2017 (and on the first Sunday in November from 2018 to the present), and ends at 00:00 on the third Sunday in February—unless the latter falls during
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: in this case, the end of DST was postponed by one week. In 2019, Brazil scrapped daylight saving time and now stays on standard time year round.


Chile

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
currently observes DST from the first Saturday in September to the first Saturday in April. In the past, DST was observed from the second Saturday in October to the second Saturday in March, but it has varied (see
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). In 2008, for example, the time was adjusted on Sunday, March 30, at 12 midnight. In 2010, because of an earthquake, DST remained in effect until April 3. In 2011, in order to prevent energy shortages after a dry summer, DST was first extended until April 2 and then until May 7. From 2011 to 2014, Chile DST started the first Saturday of September at 24:00, and ended the last Saturday of April at 24:00. DST was not observed in 2015 when the government declared that the country would remain on UTC-03:00 permanently. But on March 16, 2016, decree 253 modified the 2015 decision and restored winter time, except for the
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which remains on UTC-03:00 permanently. It would last 90 days from the second weekend of May to the second weekend of August.


Colombia

From February 1992 until March 1993,
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
suffered rolling blackouts of up to 10 hours a day due to a particularly strong
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season, which dried the reservoirs in hydroelectric plants in a country deriving 70% of its energy output from hydroelectric sources; consequently, the government decided to use DST to help save electricity. The experiment failed to deliver the intended results, possibly due to Colombia's low latitude, and the DST experiment was discontinued.


Ecuador

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
's President
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imposed daylight saving time in 1992 in an energy-saving effort. It was poorly received by the populace and did not last long.


Falkland Islands

DST ( UTC−03:00) is generally observed from the first Sunday of September to the third Sunday of April. However, the Falklands remained on DST throughout 2011 and 2012.


Paraguay

Paraguay observes DST under decree 1867 of March 5, 2004. DST ends on the second Sunday of March and starts on the third Sunday of October. In 2007, DST started on October 15, 2006, and ended on March 11, 2007. In 2010,
Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
changed its own DST rules because of the energy crisis, ending DST on the second Sunday in April, a month later than previous years. The start date remains unchanged.


Uruguay

Beginning in 2004,
Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
began to observe DST. Starting in 2006, DST began on the first Sunday in October and ended on the second Sunday in March of each year.Decreto 1303/06
- Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay
However, on 30 June 2015, Uruguay abolished DST.


See also


References

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