Daylight Saving Time Ends in USA & Canada
In the United States, Canada, and Mexico's northern border cities, Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2020.


DST ends in the US and Canada on Sunday, November 1, 2020.
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Clocks will be set back 1 hour from 02:00 (2 am) to 01:00 (1 am) in each time zone.
DST in the US starts again on Sunday, March 14, 2021.
As always, Europe will end DST a week before the US, on October 25, 2020.
Affects Most of the US
On November 1, the time will change in almost all of the United States.
Only the following areas do not change their clocks:
- Hawaii and most of Arizona.
- The US dependencies American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Marina Islands, the US Minor Outlying Islands, and the US Virgin Islands.
Canada: DST Change
In Canada, clocks will change in almost all areas, except:
- Most of Saskatchewan
- Some locations in QuΓ©bec east of 63Β° west longitude (e.g., Blanc-Sablon)
- Southampton Island
- Some areas in British Columbia
Canadian clock change in detail
Time Zone Change in Yukon, Canada
Yukoners will not change their clocks on November 1 and will stay on UTC -7 all year.
Time Zone ΒιΆΉΣ³»: Yukon to stay permanently on DST
American Sleep Scientists Say No to DST
Recently, the , an organization representing sleep scientists and clinicians, called for abolishing DST. In a , they write that βseasonal time changes should be abolished in favor of a fixed, national, year-round standard time.β
In a , the AASM found that 63% of US adults asked supported the elimination of DST. Another found that more than half of Americans typically feel tired after the clocks move forward an hour for DST.
Up to US Congress to Change DST Law
Several US states are in favor of permanent DST. However, none have received congressional approval to abolish the time change. For this to happen, Congress first has to pass a federal law allowing states to observe DST year-round, because today's law only allows states to forgo DST.
Legislation in 2020:
- In February, the Utah Senate voted to approve . The bill would have Utah spring ahead and stay ahead permanently, but it requires action by at least four western states before taking effect.
- In February, the Governor of South Carolina signed , intending to put the state on year-round DST.
- In March, Georgia adopted , urging the federal government to allow states to switch to permanent DST.
- In March, the Idaho Governor signed , making DST permanent in the state.
- In March, the Wyoming Governor signed , establishing DST as the official time year-round. It needs to be approved by voters at the next general election.
- In June, the Governor of Louisiana signed to adopt Daylight Saving Time as the standard time.
Legislation in 2019:
- In December, the Governor of Delaware signed to keep the state permanently on DST. The bill requires that Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland each do the same.
- In June, Maine also passed into law that would keep the state on DST permanently.
- The Governor of Oregon signed for permanent DST in June 2019. However, the bill stipulates that the law will only be implemented if Washington and California approve their all-year DST policies.
- In May, the governor of Washington signed in favor of permanent DST.
- In May, Tennessee governor Bill Lee signed , establishing DST as standard time.
- In December, Arkansas adopted β(...) to express the will of Arkansas to adjust Arkansas's time to preserve sunshine.β
Legislation in 2018
- Florida's 2018 bill for permanent DST, dubbed the is awaiting congressional approval.
- In California, Assemblymember Kansen Chu's DST bill has been . In 2018, 60% of Californians voted in favor of permanent DST in .
Mexico: Northern Border Cities Follow the US
Some northern Mexican border towns, such as Tijuana and Juarez (Ciudad JuΓ‘rez), end DST on November 1, along with the US and Canada.
The rest of Mexico ends DST 1 week earlier on Sunday, October 25, 2020—on the same date as Europe's DST change.
The states of Sonora and Quintana Roo do not observe DST at all, so the clocks will not change there.
Other Countries and Territories
DST will also end on November 1 in Cuba, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Thule Air Base in Greenland.
Upcoming DST changes worldwide
Set Clocks Back or Ahead?
To remember which way to set your watch, keep in mind one of these sayings: βSpring forward, fall backβ or βSpring ahead, fall behind.β The clocks spring ahead (= losing 1 hour) in the spring when DST starts, and they fall back 1 hour (= gaining 1 hour) when DST ends in the fall.