Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1985
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 1985. For more details, see information for the first half of 1985 and the second half of 1985.
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 1985 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Albania | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Andorra | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Some locations | Sunday, October 27 | Sunday, March 3 | |
Palmer Station | Sunday, October 13 | Sunday, March 10 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Argentina | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Armenia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 27 | Sunday, March 3 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 1985 | ||
Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 27 | Sunday, March 3 | |
Austria | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Azerbaijan | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Belarus | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Belgium | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Brazil | All locations | Saturday, November 2 | Does not end this year |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Much of Saskatchewan, small region of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1985 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 13 | Sunday, March 10 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 12 | Saturday, March 9 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | Sunday, October 27 | Sunday, March 3 |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Croatia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, May 5 | Sunday, October 13 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Cyprus | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Czechia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Denmark | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Egypt | All locations | Wednesday, May 1 | Tuesday, October 1 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Estonia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | Sunday, September 15 | Sunday, April 28 |
Faroe Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Finland | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
France | Most locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 1985 | ||
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Georgia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Germany | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Greece | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Greenland | Most locations | Saturday, March 30 | Saturday, September 28 |
Thule Air Base | No DST in 1985 | ||
Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Guam | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, October 27 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Haiti | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Hungary | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Iran | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Iraq | All locations | Monday, April 1 | Sunday, September 29 |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, October 27 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, October 27 |
Israel | All locations | Sunday, April 14 | Sunday, September 1 |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, October 27 |
Jordan | All locations | Monday, April 1 | Tuesday, October 1 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Kosovo | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Latvia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Lebanon | All locations | Wednesday, May 1 | Wednesday, October 16 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Libya | All locations | Saturday, April 6 | Tuesday, October 1 |
Liechtenstein | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Lithuania | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Luxembourg | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Macau | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Mexico | Most locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Baja California | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 | |
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Moldova | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Mongolia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Montenegro | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Morocco | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Namibia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Netherlands | Most locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Saba, Sint Eustatius | No DST in 1985 | ||
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, October 27 | Sunday, March 3 |
Nicaragua | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Norway | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Palestine | All locations | Sunday, April 14 | Sunday, September 1 |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Paraguay | All locations | Tuesday, October 1 | Monday, April 1 |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Poland | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Portugal | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Romania | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Russia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Serbia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Slovakia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Slovenia | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
South Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Tuesday, October 15 |
Spain | Most locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Ceuta, Melilla | No DST in 1985 | ||
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Tuesday, October 15 |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Sweden | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Switzerland | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Syria | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Turkey | All locations | Saturday, April 20 | Saturday, September 28 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Ukraine | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, October 27 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 28 | Sunday, October 27 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona, small region of Alaska | No DST in 1985 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Vanuatu | All locations | Sunday, September 29 | Sunday, March 24 |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, March 31 | Sunday, September 29 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1985 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1985 |