Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1993
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 1993. For more details, see information for the first half of 1993 and the second half of 1993.
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 1993 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Albania | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Andorra | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Antarctica | Some locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, March 7 |
Some locations | No DST in 1993 | ||
Some locations | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, March 21 | |
Palmer Station | Sunday, October 10 | Sunday, March 14 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Argentina | Most locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, March 7 |
San Luis | No DST in 1993 | ||
Armenia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 31 | Sunday, March 7 |
Queensland with exceptions, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 1993 | ||
Tasmania | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, March 28 | |
Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 31 | Sunday, March 7 | |
Austria | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Azerbaijan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Belarus | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Belgium | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Brazil | Most locations | Sunday, October 17 | Sunday, January 31 |
Pernambuco, Sergipe, Pará, Paraíba, Ceará, Amapá, Alagoas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí, Maranhão, Acre, Roraima, Tocantins, some regions of Amazonas | No DST in 1993 | ||
Most of Amazonas | Sunday, October 17 | Does not end this year | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
Much of Saskatchewan, small region of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1993 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 10 | Sunday, March 14 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 9 | Saturday, March 13 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Colombia | All locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, April 4 |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Croatia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 10 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Cyprus | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Czechia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Denmark | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Ecuador | All locations | Does not start this year | Friday, February 5 |
Egypt | All locations | Saturday, May 1 | Friday, October 1 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Estonia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | Sunday, September 12 | Sunday, April 18 |
Faroe Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Finland | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
France | Most locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 1993 | ||
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Georgia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Germany | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Greece | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Greenland | Most locations | Saturday, March 27 | Saturday, September 25 |
Thule Air Base | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 | |
Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Guam | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 24 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Haiti | All locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Hungary | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Iran | All locations | Monday, March 22 | Wednesday, September 22 |
Iraq | All locations | Thursday, April 1 | Friday, October 1 |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 24 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 24 |
Israel | All locations | Friday, April 2 | Sunday, September 5 |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 24 |
Jordan | All locations | Friday, April 2 | Friday, October 1 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Kosovo | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | Sunday, April 11 | Sunday, September 26 |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Latvia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Lebanon | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Lithuania | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Luxembourg | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Macau | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Mexico | Most locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Baja California | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 | |
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Moldova | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Mongolia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Montenegro | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Morocco | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Namibia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Netherlands | Most locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Saba, Sint Eustatius | No DST in 1993 | ||
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, March 21 |
Nicaragua | All locations | DST all year in 1993 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Norway | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Palestine | All locations | Friday, April 2 | Sunday, September 5 |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Paraguay | All locations | Friday, October 1 | Wednesday, March 31 |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Poland | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Portugal | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Romania | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Russia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Serbia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Slovakia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Slovenia | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
South Sudan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Spain | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Sudan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Sweden | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Switzerland | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Syria | All locations | Friday, March 26 | Saturday, September 25 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Ukraine | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 24 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona, small region of Alaska | No DST in 1993 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, February 28 |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | Does not start this year | Sunday, January 24 |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, September 26 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1993 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1993 |