Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1974
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 1974. For more details, see information for the first half of 1974 and the second half of 1974.
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 1974 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Albania | All locations | Saturday, May 4 | Wednesday, October 2 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Andorra | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Antarctica | Most locations | Wednesday, January 23 | Wednesday, May 1 |
Some locations | No DST in 1974 | ||
Some locations | Sunday, November 3 | Does not end this year | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Argentina | All locations | Wednesday, January 23 | Wednesday, May 1 |
Armenia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 27 | Sunday, March 3 |
Queensland, Northern Territory | No DST in 1974 | ||
Western Australia | Sunday, October 27 | Does not end this year | |
Austria | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Azerbaijan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Belarus | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Belgium | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Belize | All locations | Does not start this year | Saturday, February 9 |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Brazil | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Northwest Territories, much of Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon, small region of British Columbia, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1974 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 13 | Sunday, March 10 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 12 | Saturday, March 9 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Croatia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Tuesday, October 8 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Cyprus | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Czechia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Denmark | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | Does not start this year | Monday, January 21 |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Egypt | All locations | Wednesday, May 1 | Tuesday, October 1 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Estonia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Faroe Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Finland | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
France | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Georgia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Germany | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Greece | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Greenland | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Guam | All locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, February 24 |
Guatemala | All locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, February 24 |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 17 | Sunday, October 27 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Haiti | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, October 20 |
Hungary | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Iran | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Iraq | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 17 | Sunday, October 27 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 17 | Sunday, October 27 |
Israel | All locations | Sunday, July 7 | Sunday, October 13 |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, May 26 | Sunday, September 29 |
Jamaica | All locations | Sunday, January 6 | Sunday, October 27 |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 17 | Sunday, October 27 |
Jordan | All locations | Wednesday, May 1 | Tuesday, October 1 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Kosovo | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Latvia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Lebanon | All locations | Wednesday, May 1 | Tuesday, October 1 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Lithuania | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Luxembourg | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Macau | All locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, October 20 |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, April 21 | Monday, September 16 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Mexico | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Moldova | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Monaco | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Mongolia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Montenegro | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Morocco | All locations | Monday, June 24 | Sunday, September 1 |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Namibia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, November 3 | Does not end this year |
Nicaragua | All locations | DST all year in 1974 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | Sunday, October 27 | Does not end this year |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Norway | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Palestine | All locations | Sunday, July 7 | Sunday, October 13 |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Paraguay | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Poland | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Portugal | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Romania | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Russia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, May 26 | Sunday, September 29 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Serbia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Slovakia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Slovenia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
South Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Tuesday, October 15 |
Spain | Most locations | Saturday, April 13 | Sunday, October 6 |
Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Las Palmas, Canary Islands | No DST in 1974 | ||
Ceuta, Melilla | Monday, June 24 | Sunday, September 1 | |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Tuesday, October 15 |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Sweden | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Switzerland | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Syria | All locations | Wednesday, May 1 | Tuesday, October 1 |
Taiwan | All locations | Monday, April 1 | Tuesday, October 1 |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, November 3 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Ukraine | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 17 | Sunday, October 27 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, January 6 | Sunday, October 27 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona | No DST in 1974 | ||
Much of Idaho, small region of Oregon, some regions of Nevada | Sunday, February 3 | Sunday, October 27 | |
Uruguay | All locations | Sunday, January 13* | Sunday, September 1 |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, May 26 | Sunday, September 29 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1974 | |
* Some locations have multiple periods of DST: the start of the first period and end of the last period are listed. |