Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1976
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 1976. For more details, see information for the first half of 1976 and the second half of 1976.
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 1976 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Albania | All locations | Sunday, May 2 | Sunday, October 3 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Andorra | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Some locations | Sunday, October 31 | Sunday, March 7 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Argentina | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Armenia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 31 | Sunday, March 7 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 1976 | ||
Austria | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Azerbaijan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Belarus | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Belgium | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 25 | Sunday, October 31 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Brazil | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 25 | Sunday, October 31 |
Northwest Territories, much of Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon, small region of British Columbia, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1976 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 10 | Sunday, March 14 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 9 | Saturday, March 13 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Croatia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, April 25 | Sunday, October 31 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Cyprus | All locations | Saturday, May 15 | Monday, October 11 |
Czechia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Denmark | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Egypt | All locations | Saturday, May 1 | Friday, October 1 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Estonia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Faroe Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Finland | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
France | Most locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 1976 | ||
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Georgia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Germany | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Greece | All locations | Sunday, April 11 | Sunday, October 10 |
Greenland | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Guam | All locations | Wednesday, May 26 | Sunday, August 22 |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 21 | Sunday, October 24 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Haiti | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | Sunday, April 18 | Sunday, October 17 |
Hungary | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Iran | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Iraq | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 21 | Sunday, October 24 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 21 | Sunday, October 24 |
Israel | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, May 30 | Sunday, September 26 |
Jamaica | All locations | Sunday, April 25 | Sunday, October 31 |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 21 | Sunday, October 24 |
Jordan | All locations | Saturday, May 1 | Monday, November 1 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Kosovo | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Latvia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Lebanon | All locations | Saturday, May 1 | Friday, October 1 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Lithuania | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Luxembourg | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Macau | All locations | Sunday, April 18 | Sunday, October 17 |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, April 18 | Sunday, September 19 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Mexico | Most locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Baja California | Sunday, April 25 | Sunday, October 31 | |
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Moldova | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Mongolia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Montenegro | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Morocco | All locations | Saturday, May 1 | Sunday, August 1 |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Namibia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, October 31 | Sunday, March 7 |
Nicaragua | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Norway | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Palestine | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Paraguay | All locations | Friday, October 1 | Monday, March 1 |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Poland | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Portugal | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Romania | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Russia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, May 30 | Sunday, September 26 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Serbia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Slovakia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Slovenia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
South Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 25 | Friday, October 15 |
Spain | Most locations | Saturday, March 27 | Sunday, September 26 |
Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Las Palmas, Canary Islands | No DST in 1976 | ||
Ceuta, Melilla | Saturday, May 1 | Sunday, August 1 | |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 25 | Friday, October 15 |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Sweden | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Switzerland | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Syria | All locations | Saturday, May 1 | Friday, October 1 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 25 | Sunday, October 31 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 21 | Sunday, October 31 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Ukraine | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 21 | Sunday, October 24 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 25 | Sunday, October 31 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona | No DST in 1976 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | Sunday, December 19 | Does not end this year |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, May 30 | Sunday, September 26 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | Saturday, May 1 | Sunday, August 1 |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1976 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1976 |