Chronology Lab

Daylight Saving transitions

Understand when clocks spring forward or fall back across major regions.

2025–2026 DST shifts

Transitions

Listed below are the spring-forward and fall-back dates for major regions in the northern hemisphere. Note that some countries do not observe DST, so confirm with local calendars before locking schedules.

Region Spring forward Fall back
United States & Canada Mar 9, 2025 Nov 2, 2025
European Union Mar 30, 2025 Oct 26, 2025
United Kingdom Mar 30, 2025 Oct 26, 2025
Mexico Apr 6, 2025 Oct 26, 2025

Daylight rationales

Why

DST was introduced to conserve daylight for work and leisure. While not universal, the transitions still impact scheduling and digital logs. Always state your timezone plus the DST state when sharing times near the shift week.