Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1972
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 1972. For more details, see information for the first half of 1972 and the second half of 1972.
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 1972 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Albania | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Andorra | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Antarctica | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Argentina | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Armenia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 29 | Sunday, February 27 |
Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 1972 | ||
Queensland | Does not start this year | Sunday, February 27 | |
Austria | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Azerbaijan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Belarus | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Belgium | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Bermuda | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Brazil | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 30 | Sunday, October 29 |
Northwest Territories, much of Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon, small region of Quebec, small region of British Columbia, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1972 | ||
Small region of British Columbia | Sunday, April 30 | Wednesday, August 30 | |
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 15 | Sunday, March 12 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 14 | Saturday, March 11 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Croatia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, April 30 | Sunday, October 8 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Cyprus | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Czechia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Denmark | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | Sunday, October 29 | Friday, January 21 |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Egypt | All locations | Monday, May 1 | Sunday, October 1 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Estonia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Faroe Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Finland | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
France | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Georgia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Germany | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Greece | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Greenland | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Guam | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 19 | Sunday, October 29 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Haiti | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | Sunday, April 16 | Sunday, October 22 |
Hungary | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Iran | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Iraq | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 19 | Sunday, October 29 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 19 | Sunday, October 29 |
Israel | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, May 28 | Sunday, October 1 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 19 | Sunday, October 29 |
Jordan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Kazakhstan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Kosovo | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Latvia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Lebanon | All locations | Thursday, June 22 | Sunday, October 1 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Lithuania | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Luxembourg | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Macau | All locations | Sunday, April 16 | Sunday, October 22 |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, May 28 | Sunday, October 1 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Mexico | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Moldova | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Monaco | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Mongolia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Montenegro | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Morocco | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Namibia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
New Zealand | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Nicaragua | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Norway | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Palestine | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Paraguay | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Poland | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Portugal | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Romania | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Russia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, May 28 | Sunday, October 1 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Serbia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Slovakia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Slovenia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
South Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 30 | Sunday, October 15 |
Spain | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 30 | Sunday, October 15 |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Sweden | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Switzerland | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Syria | All locations | Monday, May 1 | Sunday, October 1 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 30 | Sunday, October 29 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Turkey | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Ukraine | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 19 | Sunday, October 29 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 30 | Sunday, October 29 |
Michigan, Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona | No DST in 1972 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | Sunday, April 23 | Sunday, July 16 |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, May 28 | Sunday, October 1 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1972 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1972 |