Falkland Islands Trial All Year DST in 2011

Published 4-Apr-2011

The Falkland Islands will remain on daylight saving time (DST) all year on a trial basis in 2011. This means that the Falkland Islands will remain three hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and not switch back to standard time, which is four hours behind UTC on Sunday, April 17, 2011 as originally scheduled.

The Falkland Islands will remain on summer time all year in 2011.

©iStockphoto.com/Mlenny Photography

DST Trial Period

The clocks normally revert back to standard time (UTC-4) on the third Sunday of April in the Falkland Islands. However, the government agreed that remaining on DST all year would allow more time to contact the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe during the working day. Additionally, this would give them lighter evenings during the winter time.

Based on the trial period results, the Falkland Islands will determine the costs and benefits of remaining on daylight saving time and whether it will be implemented in the future. timeanddate.com will provide more updates as information becomes available.

Time in the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands observe Falkland Islands Time (FKT) which is four hours behind UTC when they are not on daylight saving time. During the summer time or DST, the Falkland Islands observe Falkland Islands Summer Time (FKST), which is three hours behind UTC.

The daylight saving time schedule usually begins in the Falkland Islands on the first Sunday in September and ends on the third Sunday of April. However, the Falkland Islands will remain on summer time or DST for a trial basis in the year 2011.

Recent updates

• New Time Zone in Mexico?
• Gaza and West Bank start DST on March 30, 2012
• Syria starts DST on March 30, 2012
• Nagorno-Karabakh Rejects Daylight Saving Time
• Europe Starts Daylight Saving on March 25, 2012
• Idaho may abolish daylight saving time