Daylight Saving ends in USA and Canada Nov 6
On Sunday, November 6, 2011, many Americans and Canadians end daylight saving time (DST) at 2am (02:00) local time. Mexico’s northern border cities will also end DST at the same time as the USA and Canada.
Canadians turn their clocks November 6, 2011
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The rest of Mexico will end DST one week earlier.
Clocks fall back
Many Americans and Canadians will set their clocks back one hour to standard time from 2am (02:00) to 1am (01:00) local time on the first Sunday in November.
The clock changes will affect many cities in the USA’s nine standard time zones and Canada’s six time zones. Some parts of the USA and Canada do not follow the changes.
Mexico’s border regions share the same daylight saving schedule as the USA, but the rest of Mexico will end DST one week earlier, on Sunday, October 30, 2012.
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Current and future DST dates
Find the DST dates in the second half of 2011 for the USA, Canada, Mexico, and other places worldwide.
Most parts of the USA and Canada will spring forward and start DST on Sunday, March 11, 2012.
Daylight Saving Dates 2000–2015
These are the dates DST dates in United States until 2015. There is a chance that future dates will change. Also, note that not all places observe DST.
| Year | Start date | End date | Daylight duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Apr 26 | Oct 25 | 26 weeks |
| 1971 | Apr 25 | Oct 31 | 27 weeks |
| 1972 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 26 weeks |
| 1973 | Apr 29 | Oct 28 | 26 weeks |
| 1974 | Jan 6 | Oct 27 | 42 weeks |
| 1975 | Feb 23 | Oct 26 | 35 weeks |
| 1976 | Apr 25 | Oct 31 | 27 weeks |
| 1977 | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 27 weeks |
| 1978 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 26 weeks |
| 1979 | Apr 29 | Oct 28 | 26 weeks |
| 1980 | Apr 27 | Oct 26 | 26 weeks |
| 1981 | Apr 26 | Oct 25 | 26 weeks |
| 1982 | Apr 25 | Oct 31 | 27 weeks |
| 1983 | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 27 weeks |
| 1984 | Apr 29 | Oct 28 | 26 weeks |
| 1985 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 26 weeks |
| 1986 | Apr 27 | Oct 26 | 26 weeks |
| 1987 | Apr 5 | Oct 25 | 29 weeks |
| 1988 | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 30 weeks |
| 1989 | Apr 2 | Oct 29 | 30 weeks |
| 1990 | Apr 1 | Oct 28 | 30 weeks |
| 1991 | Apr 7 | Oct 27 | 29 weeks |
| 1992 | Apr 5 | Oct 25 | 29 weeks |
| 1993 | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 30 weeks |
| 1994 | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 30 weeks |
| 1995 | Apr 2 | Oct 29 | 30 weeks |
| 1996 | Apr 7 | Oct 27 | 29 weeks |
| 1997 | Apr 6 | Oct 26 | 29 weeks |
| 1998 | Apr 5 | Oct 25 | 29 weeks |
| 1999 | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 30 weeks |
| 2000 | Apr 2 | Oct 29 | 30 weeks |
| 2001 | Apr 1 | Oct 28 | 30 weeks |
| 2002 | Apr 7 | Oct 27 | 29 weeks |
| 2003 | Apr 6 | Oct 26 | 29 weeks |
| 2004 | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 30 weeks |
| 2005 | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 30 weeks |
| 2006 | Apr 2 | Oct 29 | 30 weeks |
| 2007 | Mar 11 | Nov 4 | 34 weeks |
| 2008 | Mar 9 | Nov 2 | 34 weeks |
| 2009 | Mar 8 | Nov 1 | 34 weeks |
| 2010 | Mar 14 | Nov 7 | 34 weeks |
| 2011 | Mar 13 | Nov 6 | 34 weeks |
| 2012 | Mar 11 | Nov 4 | 34 weeks |
| 2013 | Mar 10 | Nov 3 | 34 weeks |
| 2014 | Mar 9 | Nov 2 | 34 weeks |
| 2015 | Mar 8 | Nov 1 | 34 weeks |
Did you know…?
Did you know that some media refer to daylight saving time as “daylight savings time”? The term “daylight saving time” is considered to be correct.