Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1998
Who has DST in 1998?
Areas having DST in some period during 1998
No DST in 1998
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is often referred to as “daylight savings” or “summer time.” When DST is not observed, it is called standard time or winter time.
The list below shows an overview of countries and territories with DST in 1998. For more details, see information for the first half of 1998 and the second half of 1998.
Note: This list may not be final. Sometimes countries, states, and territories make changes announced just days or weeks ahead of the time change.
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| Countries Observing DST Clock Change Events 1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
| Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Åland Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Albania | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Andorra | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Angola | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Some locations | Sunday, October 4 | Sunday, March 15 | |
| Palmer Station | Sunday, September 27 | Sunday, March 15 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Argentina | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Armenia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 25 | Sunday, March 29 |
| Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 1998 | ||
| Tasmania | Sunday, October 4 | Sunday, March 29 | |
| Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 25 | Sunday, March 29 | |
| Austria | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Azerbaijan | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Belarus | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Belgium | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Belize | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Benin | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Brazil | Most locations | Sunday, October 11 | Sunday, March 1 |
| Amazonas, Pernambuco, Sergipe, Pará, Paraíba, Ceará, Amapá, Alagoas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí, Maranhão, Acre, Roraima | No DST in 1998 | ||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Bulgaria | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Much of Saskatchewan, small region of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1998 | ||
| Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Chad | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Chile | Most locations | Sunday, September 27 | Sunday, March 15 |
| Easter Island | Saturday, September 26 | Saturday, March 14 | |
| China | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Colombia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Congo | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Croatia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Cuba | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Cyprus | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Czechia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Denmark | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Egypt | All locations | Friday, April 24 | Friday, September 25 |
| El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Estonia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Falkland Islands | All locations | Sunday, September 13 | Sunday, April 19 |
| Faroe Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Fiji | All locations | Sunday, November 1 | Does not end this year |
| Finland | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| France | Most locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 1998 | ||
| French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Georgia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Germany | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Gibraltar | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Greece | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Greenland | Most locations | Saturday, March 28 | Saturday, October 24 |
| Some locations | No DST in 1998 | ||
| Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 | |
| Pituffik | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 | |
| Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Guam | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Haiti | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Hungary | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| India | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Iran | All locations | Sunday, March 22 | Tuesday, September 22 |
| Iraq | All locations | Wednesday, April 1 | Thursday, October 1 |
| Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Israel | All locations | Friday, March 20 | Sunday, September 6 |
| Italy | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Japan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Jordan | All locations | Friday, April 3 | Friday, September 18 |
| Kazakhstan | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Kosovo | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Laos | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Latvia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Lebanon | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Libya | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Liechtenstein | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Lithuania | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Luxembourg | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Macau | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Mali | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Malta | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Mexico | All locations | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Moldova | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Mongolia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, September 27 |
| Montenegro | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Morocco | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Namibia | All locations | Sunday, September 6 | Sunday, April 5 |
| Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Netherlands | Most locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Saba, Sint Eustatius | No DST in 1998 | ||
| New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, October 4 | Sunday, March 15 |
| Nicaragua | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Niger | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Niue | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| North Macedonia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Norway | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Oman | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Palau | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Palestine | All locations | Friday, April 3 | Friday, September 18 |
| Panama | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Paraguay | All locations | Sunday, October 4 | Sunday, March 1 |
| Peru | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Poland | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Portugal | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Romania | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Russia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| San Marino | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Serbia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Slovakia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Slovenia | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| South Sudan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Spain | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Sudan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Sweden | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Switzerland | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Syria | All locations | Monday, March 30 | Thursday, October 1 |
| Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Togo | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Ukraine | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 5 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona, small region of Alaska | No DST in 1998 | ||
| Uruguay | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, March 29 | Sunday, October 25 |
| Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |
| Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1998 | |