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Clock Changes in Des Moines, Iowa, USA 2024

Next change:
Nov
2
1 hour Back

Nov 2, 2025, 2:00 am

Start DST: Sunday, March 10, 2024 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, November 3, 2024 — 1 hour backward

Mar 10

Forward 1 hour

Mar 10, 2024 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 10, 2024, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 10, 2024 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
DST 2024 Starts in the USA

Nov 3

Back 1 hour

Nov 3, 2024 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 3, 2024, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 3, 2024 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
DST Ends in the US

Other years: 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

Year DST Start (Clock Forward) DST End (Clock Backward)
2020 Sunday, March 8, 2:00 am Sunday, November 1, 2:00 am
2021 Sunday, March 14, 2:00 am Sunday, November 7, 2:00 am
2022 Sunday, March 13, 2:00 am Sunday, November 6, 2:00 am
2023 Sunday, March 12, 2:00 am Sunday, November 5, 2:00 am
2024 Sunday, March 10, 2:00 am Sunday, November 3, 2:00 am
2025 Sunday, March 9, 2:00 am Sunday, November 2, 2:00 am
2026 Sunday, March 8, 2:00 am Sunday, November 1, 2:00 am
2027 Sunday, March 14, 2:00 am Sunday, November 7, 2:00 am
2028 Sunday, March 12, 2:00 am Sunday, November 5, 2:00 am
2029 Sunday, March 11, 2:00 am Sunday, November 4, 2:00 am
All times are local for Des Moines. Current year is highlighted.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Des Moines, however, we have earlier time zone history for Chicago available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Des Moines