Daylight Saving Time Around the World 2003
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 2003. For more details, see information for the first half of 2003 and the second half of 2003.
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 2003 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Albania | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Andorra | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Some locations | Sunday, October 5 | Sunday, March 16 | |
Palmer Station | Sunday, October 12 | Sunday, March 9 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Argentina | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Armenia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 26 | Sunday, March 30 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 2003 | ||
Tasmania | Sunday, October 5 | Sunday, March 30 | |
Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 26 | Sunday, March 30 | |
Austria | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Azerbaijan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Belarus | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Belgium | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Brazil | Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Espírito Santo | Sunday, October 19 | Sunday, February 16 |
Amazonas, Pernambuco, Sergipe, Pará, Paraíba, Ceará, Amapá, Alagoas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí, Maranhão, Acre, Roraima | No DST in 2003 | ||
Bahia, Mato Grosso, Tocantins | Does not start this year | Sunday, February 16 | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 6 | 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 2003 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 12 | Sunday, March 9 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 11 | Saturday, March 8 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Croatia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Cyprus | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Czechia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Denmark | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Egypt | All locations | Friday, April 25 | Friday, September 26 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Estonia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | Sunday, September 7 | Sunday, April 20 |
Faroe Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Finland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
France | Most locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 2003 | ||
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Georgia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Germany | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Greece | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Greenland | Most locations | Saturday, March 29 | Saturday, October 25 |
Some locations | No DST in 2003 | ||
Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 | |
Thule Air Base | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Guam | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Haiti | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Hungary | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Iran | All locations | Saturday, March 22 | Monday, September 22 |
Iraq | All locations | Tuesday, April 1 | Wednesday, October 1 |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Israel | All locations | Friday, March 28 | Friday, October 3 |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Jordan | All locations | Friday, March 28 | Friday, October 24 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Kosovo | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Latvia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Lebanon | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Lithuania | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Luxembourg | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Macau | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Mexico | Most locations | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 |
Sonora | No DST in 2003 | ||
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Moldova | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Mongolia | All locations | Saturday, March 29 | Saturday, September 27 |
Montenegro | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Morocco | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Namibia | All locations | Sunday, September 7 | Sunday, April 6 |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Netherlands | Most locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Saba, Sint Eustatius | No DST in 2003 | ||
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, October 5 | Sunday, March 16 |
Nicaragua | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Norway | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Palestine | All locations | Friday, April 18 | Friday, October 17 |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Paraguay | All locations | Sunday, September 7 | Sunday, April 6 |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Poland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Portugal | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Romania | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Russia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Serbia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Slovakia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Slovenia | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
South Sudan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Spain | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Sudan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Sweden | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Switzerland | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Syria | All locations | Tuesday, April 1 | Wednesday, October 1 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Ukraine | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 6 | Sunday, October 26 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona, small region of Alaska | No DST in 2003 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, March 30 | Sunday, October 26 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 2003 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 2003 |