Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1986
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 1986. For more details, see information for the first half of 1986 and the second half of 1986.
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 1986 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Albania | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Andorra | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Some locations | Sunday, October 26 | Sunday, March 2 | |
Palmer Station | Sunday, October 12 | Sunday, March 9 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Argentina | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Armenia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 19 | Sunday, March 16 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 1986 | ||
Tasmania | Sunday, October 19 | Sunday, March 2 | |
Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 19 | Sunday, March 16 | |
Austria | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Azerbaijan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Belarus | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Belgium | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 27 | Sunday, October 26 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Brazil | All locations | Saturday, October 25 | Saturday, March 15 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 27 | Sunday, October 26 |
Much of Saskatchewan, small region of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1986 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 12 | Sunday, March 9 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 11 | Saturday, March 8 | |
China | All locations | Sunday, May 4 | Sunday, September 14 |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | Sunday, October 26 | Sunday, March 2 |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Croatia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, March 16 | Sunday, October 12 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Cyprus | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Czechia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Denmark | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Egypt | All locations | Thursday, May 1 | Wednesday, October 1 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Estonia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | Sunday, September 14 | Sunday, April 20 |
Faroe Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Finland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
France | Most locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 1986 | ||
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Georgia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Germany | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Greece | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Greenland | Most locations | Saturday, March 29 | Saturday, September 27 |
Thule Air Base | No DST in 1986 | ||
Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Guam | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Haiti | All locations | Sunday, April 27 | Sunday, October 26 |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Hungary | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Iran | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Iraq | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Israel | All locations | Sunday, May 18 | Sunday, September 7 |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Jordan | All locations | Friday, April 4 | Friday, October 3 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Kosovo | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Latvia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Lebanon | All locations | Thursday, May 1 | Thursday, October 16 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Libya | All locations | Friday, April 4 | Friday, October 3 |
Liechtenstein | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Lithuania | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Luxembourg | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Macau | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Mexico | Most locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Baja California | Sunday, April 27 | Sunday, October 26 | |
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Moldova | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Mongolia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Montenegro | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Morocco | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Namibia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Netherlands | Most locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Saba, Sint Eustatius | No DST in 1986 | ||
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, October 26 | Sunday, March 2 |
Nicaragua | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Norway | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Palestine | All locations | Sunday, May 18 | Sunday, September 7 |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Paraguay | All locations | Wednesday, October 1 | Tuesday, April 1 |
Peru | All locations | Wednesday, January 1 | Tuesday, April 1 |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Poland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Portugal | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Romania | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Russia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Serbia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Slovakia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Slovenia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
South Sudan | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Spain | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Sudan | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Sweden | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Switzerland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Syria | All locations | Sunday, February 16 | Thursday, October 9 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 27 | Sunday, October 26 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | Sunday, April 27 | Sunday, October 26 |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Ukraine | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 27 | Sunday, October 26 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona, small region of Alaska | No DST in 1986 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Vanuatu | All locations | Sunday, September 28 | Sunday, March 23 |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, September 28 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1986 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1986 |