When does daylight saving time end in the US in 2026?
In US places that observe daylight saving time, it ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. This timer is anchored to Eastern Time, where clocks fall back at 2:00 a.m. daylight time.
Daylight saving time 2026
Clock changes are easy to remember in theory and annoying in real life: one Sunday changes sleep, meetings, travel plans and calls across borders. This set keeps the next confirmed US, UK and EU changes as fixed timers instead of recurring rules.
For the United States, the imported timer is anchored to Eastern Time. US law uses the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, but not every state or territory observes daylight saving time, and other US time zones change at their own local 2:00 a.m.
For the UK and the EU, the 2026 autumn change and 2027 spring change happen at the same UTC instant. The labels stay separate because people search for British Summer Time, EU summer time and DST dates from different contexts.
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Daylight saving time 2026 and 2027 clock changes
- US daylight saving time endsSunday, November 1, 2026
In Eastern Time, clocks fall back at 2:00 a.m. daylight time on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Other US time zones change at their own local 2:00 a.m.; some places do not observe DST.
- UK British Summer Time endsSunday, October 25, 2026
In the UK, clocks go back 1 hour at 2:00 a.m. British Summer Time on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- EU summer time endsSunday, October 25, 2026
EU summer time ends at 1:00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on the last Sunday in October, which is October 25 in 2026.
- US daylight saving time startsSunday, March 14, 2027
In Eastern Time, clocks spring forward at 2:00 a.m. standard time on Sunday, March 14, 2027. Other US time zones change at their own local 2:00 a.m.; some places do not observe DST.
- UK British Summer Time startsSunday, March 28, 2027
In the UK, clocks go forward 1 hour at 1:00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday, March 28, 2027.
- EU summer time startsSunday, March 28, 2027
EU summer time starts at 1:00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on the last Sunday in March, which is March 28 in 2027.
Frequently asked questions
When do UK clocks change in 2026 and 2027?
GOV.UK lists October 25, 2026 for clocks going back and March 28, 2027 for clocks going forward. The UK change happens at 2:00 a.m. BST in autumn and 1:00 a.m. GMT in spring.
Are the UK and EU clock changes at the same time?
For these two future changes, yes. UK and EU summer time changes are both represented by the same 01:00 UTC instant, even though local clock labels differ by country.
Why is there a caveat for the US timer?
The US rule is national, but the actual clock change is local to each observing time zone, and some places are exempt. The imported US timer uses America/New_York so it has one concrete UTC instant.