Central Park in autumn by Andrea Belussi / Unsplash

Time News 26 October 2026 3 min read

Sunday 1 November 2026: Clocks go back one hour in the USA

Daylight saving time ends at 02:00 local time. Hawaii and most of Arizona keep the same time.

At a glance

When Sunday 1 November 2026, 02:00 local time
Change Clocks back 1 hour
Where All states except Hawaii and most of Arizona
Next change Sunday 14 March 2027
Time zones

Daylight saving time ends in the USA on Sunday 1 November 2026. At 02:00 local time, the clocks go back one hour, to 01:00.^[1][2] That night is one hour longer: an extra hour of sleep.

What time do the clocks go back?

Manhattan, New York, in golden morning light — New York at sunrise. From Sunday, the sun rises one hour earlier by the clock.

Each time zone changes at 02:00 local time, so the change moves across the country one hour at a time, from east to west:^[1]

Eastern Time, for example New York, Washington and Atlanta: from UTC-4 to UTC-5.
Central Time, for example Chicago, Houston and Dallas: from UTC-5 to UTC-6.
Mountain Time, for example Denver and Salt Lake City: from UTC-6 to UTC-7.
Pacific Time, for example Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle: from UTC-7 to UTC-8.
Alaska, for example Anchorage: from UTC-8 to UTC-9.

Who keeps the same time?

Swirling red and orange sandstone of The Wave — The Wave, on the Arizona–Utah border. Arizona keeps the same time all year; Utah changes its clocks.

Hawaii and most of Arizona do not change their clocks; the Navajo Nation in Arizona does. The US territories keep the same time too: Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.^[1][2] From Sunday, Phoenix has the same time as Denver again, one hour ahead of Los Angeles.

Canada and Mexico: not all neighbours change

The white Peace Arch with the US and Canadian flags on top — The Peace Arch on the US–Canada border by Richard Lu / Unsplash (picture source, opens in a new tab)

This year the time differences to Canada change. British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario now stay on summer time all year, so they do not turn their clocks back.^[3] From Sunday:

Vancouver is one hour ahead of Seattle and Los Angeles.
Calgary and Edmonton are one hour ahead of Denver.
Winnipeg is one hour ahead of Chicago, with the same time as New York.

Toronto, Montréal and Halifax turn their clocks back on the same night as the USA. More in Clocks go back in eastern Canada.

Most of Mexico has not changed its clocks since 2022, so from Sunday, Mexico City has the same time as Chicago again. Only the towns on the US border, such as Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, turn their clocks back with the USA: they keep the same time as San Diego and El Paso.^[4] More in Clocks go back on Mexico's border.

Europe: back to the usual time differences

Europe turned its clocks back one week earlier, on Sunday 25 October 2026. For that week, New York was only 4 hours behind London. From Sunday, the usual differences are back: New York is 5 hours behind London and 6 hours behind Paris and Berlin. The Meeting Time Planner shows the hours that suit both sides.

Will the USA stop changing clocks?

The dome of the US Capitol in Washington at sunrise — The US Capitol in Washington by Andy Feliciotti / Unsplash (picture source, opens in a new tab)

Not yet. In July 2026, the House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent.^[2][5] But the bill has stalled in the Senate, so the clocks still change twice a year.^[2]

Next change: Sunday 14 March 2027

Autumn leaves on a park path — Autumn leaves. From Sunday, evenings get dark one hour earlier.

Daylight saving time starts again on Sunday 14 March 2027, when the clocks go forward one hour at 02:00 local time.^[1]

This year's change is as early as it can be. The first Sunday of November always falls between the 1st and the 7th. It last fell on the 1st in 2020, and the next time will be in 2037.