Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1999
More About Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time is also called summer time or daylight savings time. When DST is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time.
This list displays a brief (but not complete) overview over which countries and territories that observed DST during 1999.
Current country/territory names, rather than historic country names are displayed, so the list could contain countries that did not exist at the time.
Detailed information is available for the first half of 1999 and the second half of 1999.
| Country | Region/states | Example location | DST start date | DST end date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | All locations | Kabul | No DST in 1999 | |
| Albania | All locations | Tirana | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Algeria | All locations | Algiers | No DST in 1999 | |
| Andorra | All locations | Andorra La Vella | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Angola | All locations | Luanda | No DST in 1999 | |
| Anguilla | All locations | The Valley | No DST in 1999 | |
| Antarctica | Most locations | Mawson | No DST in 1999 | |
| Some locations | South Pole | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, March 21 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | Saint John's | No DST in 1999 | |
| Argentina | All locations | Buenos Aires | Sunday, October 3 | Does not end this year |
| Armenia | All locations | Yerevan | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Aruba | All locations | Oranjestad | No DST in 1999 | |
| Australia | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Christmas Island | Brisbane | No DST in 1999 | |
| South Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales | Melbourne | Sunday, October 31 | Sunday, March 28 | |
| Tasmania | Hobart | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, March 28 | |
| Lord Howe Island | Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 31 | Sunday, March 28 | |
| Austria | All locations | Vienna | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Azerbaijan | All locations | Baku | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Bahrain | All locations | Manama | No DST in 1999 | |
| Bangladesh | All locations | Dhaka | No DST in 1999 | |
| Barbados | All locations | Bridgetown | No DST in 1999 | |
| Belarus | All locations | Minsk | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Belgium | All locations | Brussels | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Belize | All locations | Belmopan | No DST in 1999 | |
| Benin | All locations | Porto Novo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Bermuda | All locations | Hamilton | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Bhutan | All locations | Thimphu | No DST in 1999 | |
| Bolivia | All locations | La Paz | No DST in 1999 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sarajevo | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Botswana | All locations | Gaborone | No DST in 1999 | |
| Brazil | Most locations | Rio de Janeiro | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, February 21 |
| Pernambuco, Sergipe, Paraíba, Ceará, Alagoas, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí, Maranhão, Roraima | Fortaleza | Sunday, October 3 | Does not end this year | |
| Amazonas, Para, Amapá, Rondônia, Acre | Manaus | No DST in 1999 | ||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | Diego Garcia | No DST in 1999 | |
| British Virgin Islands | All locations | Road Town | No DST in 1999 | |
| Brunei | All locations | Bandar Seri Begawan | No DST in 1999 | |
| Bulgaria | All locations | Sofia | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Burkina Faso | All locations | Ouagadougou | No DST in 1999 | |
| Burundi | All locations | Bujumbura | No DST in 1999 | |
| Cambodia | All locations | Phnom Penh | No DST in 1999 | |
| Cameroon | All locations | Yaoundé | No DST in 1999 | |
| Canada | Most locations | Montreal | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
| much of Saskatchewan, small region of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut Territory, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | Regina | No DST in 1999 | ||
| Cape Verde | All locations | Praia | No DST in 1999 | |
| Cayman Islands | All locations | George Town | No DST in 1999 | |
| Central African Republic | All locations | Bangui | No DST in 1999 | |
| Chad | All locations | Ndjamena | No DST in 1999 | |
| Chile | Most locations | Santiago | Sunday, October 10 | Sunday, April 4 |
| Other | Easter Island | Saturday, October 9 | Saturday, April 3 | |
| China | All locations | Beijing | No DST in 1999 | |
| Colombia | All locations | Bogota | No DST in 1999 | |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | Saipan | No DST in 1999 | |
| Comoros | All locations | Moroni | No DST in 1999 | |
| Cook Islands | All locations | Rarotonga | No DST in 1999 | |
| Costa Rica | All locations | San Jose | No DST in 1999 | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | Yamoussoukro | No DST in 1999 | |
| Croatia | All locations | Zagreb | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Cuba | All locations | Havana | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Curaçao | All locations | Willemstad | No DST in 1999 | |
| Cyprus | All locations | Nicosia | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Czech Republic | All locations | Prague | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | All locations | Kinshasa | No DST in 1999 | |
| Denmark | All locations | Copenhagen | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte | All locations | Mamoutzou | No DST in 1999 | |
| Djibouti | All locations | Djibouti | No DST in 1999 | |
| Dominica | All locations | Roseau | No DST in 1999 | |
| Dominican Republic | All locations | Santo Domingo | No DST in 1999 | |
| East Timor | All locations | Dili | No DST in 1999 | |
| Ecuador | All locations | Quito | No DST in 1999 | |
| Egypt | All locations | Cairo | Friday, April 30 | Friday, October 1 |
| El Salvador | All locations | San Salvador | No DST in 1999 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | All locations | Malabo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Eritrea | All locations | Asmara | No DST in 1999 | |
| Estonia | All locations | Tallinn | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Ethiopia | All locations | Addis Ababa | No DST in 1999 | |
| Falkland Islands | All locations | Stanley | Sunday, September 12 | Sunday, April 18 |
| Färöer | All locations | Tórshavn | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Fiji | All locations | Suva | Sunday, November 7 | Sunday, February 28 |
| Finland | All locations | Helsinki | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| France | Most locations | Paris | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Tahiti, New Caledonia, Marquesas Islands | Papeete | No DST in 1999 | ||
| Französisch-Guayana | All locations | Cayenne | No DST in 1999 | |
| Französisch-Polynesien | All locations | Gambier Islands | No DST in 1999 | |
| Gabon | All locations | Libreville | No DST in 1999 | |
| Gaza Strip | All locations | Gaza | Friday, April 16 | Friday, October 15 |
| Georgia | All locations | Tbilisi | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Germany | All locations | Berlin | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Ghana | All locations | Accra | No DST in 1999 | |
| Gibraltar | All locations | Gibraltar | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Greece | All locations | Athens | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Greenland | Some locations | Nuuk | Saturday, March 27 | Saturday, October 30 |
| Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 | ||
| Danmarkshavn | No DST in 1999 | |||
| Qaanaaq | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 | ||
| Grenada | All locations | Saint George's | No DST in 1999 | |
| Guadeloupe | All locations | Basse-Terre | No DST in 1999 | |
| Guatemala | All locations | Guatemala | No DST in 1999 | |
| Guinea | All locations | Conakry | No DST in 1999 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | All locations | Bissau | No DST in 1999 | |
| Guyana | All locations | Georgetown | No DST in 1999 | |
| Haiti | All locations | Port-au-Prince | No DST in 1999 | |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | All locations | Vatican City | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Honduras | All locations | Tegucigalpa | No DST in 1999 | |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | All locations | Hong Kong | No DST in 1999 | |
| Hungary | All locations | Budapest | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Iceland | All locations | Reykjavik | No DST in 1999 | |
| India | All locations | New Delhi | No DST in 1999 | |
| Indonesia | All locations | Jakarta | No DST in 1999 | |
| Iran | All locations | Tehran | Monday, March 22 | Wednesday, September 22 |
| Iraq | All locations | Baghdad | Thursday, April 1 | Friday, October 1 |
| Ireland | All locations | Dublin | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Isle of Man | All locations | Douglas | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Israel | All locations | Jerusalem | Friday, April 2 | Friday, September 3 |
| Italy | All locations | Rome | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Jamaica | All locations | Kingston | No DST in 1999 | |
| Japan | All locations | Tokyo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Jordan | All locations | Amman | Thursday, July 1 | Friday, September 24 |
| Kazakhstan | All locations | Almaty | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Kenya | All locations | Nairobi | No DST in 1999 | |
| Kerguelen | All locations | Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 1999 | |
| Kiribati | All locations | Kiritimati | No DST in 1999 | |
| Kosovo | All locations | Pristina | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Kuwait | All locations | Kuwait City | No DST in 1999 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | All locations | Bishkek | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Laos | All locations | Vientiane | No DST in 1999 | |
| Latvia | All locations | Riga | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Lebanon | All locations | Beirut | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Lesotho | All locations | Maseru | No DST in 1999 | |
| Liberia | All locations | Monrovia | No DST in 1999 | |
| Libya | All locations | Tripoli | No DST in 1999 | |
| Liechtenstein | All locations | Vaduz | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Lithuania | All locations | Vilnius | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Luxembourg | All locations | Luxembourg | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Macau Special Administrative Region | All locations | Macau | No DST in 1999 | |
| Macedonia, Republic of | All locations | Skopje | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Madagascar | All locations | Antananarivo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Malawi | All locations | Lilongwe | No DST in 1999 | |
| Malaysia | All locations | Kuala Lumpur | No DST in 1999 | |
| Maldives | All locations | Male | No DST in 1999 | |
| Mali | All locations | Bamako | No DST in 1999 | |
| Malta | All locations | Valletta | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Marshall Islands | All locations | Majuro | No DST in 1999 | |
| Martinique | All locations | Fort-de-France | No DST in 1999 | |
| Mauritania | All locations | Nouakchott | No DST in 1999 | |
| Mauritius | All locations | Port Louis | No DST in 1999 | |
| Mexico | Most locations | Mexico City | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Sonora | Hermosillo | No DST in 1999 | ||
| Micronesia | All locations | Palikir | No DST in 1999 | |
| Moldova | All locations | Chisinau | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Monaco | All locations | Monaco | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Mongolia | All locations | Ulaanbaatar | No DST in 1999 | |
| Montenegro | All locations | Podgorica | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Montserrat | All locations | Brades | No DST in 1999 | |
| Morocco | All locations | Casablanca | No DST in 1999 | |
| Mozambique | All locations | Maputo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Myanmar | All locations | Yangon | No DST in 1999 | |
| Namibia | All locations | Windhoek | Sunday, September 5 | Sunday, April 4 |
| Nauru | All locations | Yaren | No DST in 1999 | |
| Nepal | All locations | Kathmandu | No DST in 1999 | |
| Netherlands | Most locations | Amsterdam | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Other | Kralendijk (Bonaire) | No DST in 1999 | ||
| New Zealand | All locations | Auckland | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, March 21 |
| Nicaragua | All locations | Managua | No DST in 1999 | |
| Niger | All locations | Niamey | No DST in 1999 | |
| Nigeria | All locations | Lagos | No DST in 1999 | |
| Niue | All locations | Alofi | No DST in 1999 | |
| Norfolkinsel | All locations | Kingston | No DST in 1999 | |
| North Korea | All locations | Pyongyang | No DST in 1999 | |
| Norway | All locations | Oslo | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Oman | All locations | Muscat | No DST in 1999 | |
| Pakistan | All locations | Islamabad | No DST in 1999 | |
| Palau | All locations | Melekeok | No DST in 1999 | |
| Panama | All locations | Panama | No DST in 1999 | |
| Papua New Guinea | All locations | Port Moresby | No DST in 1999 | |
| Paraguay | All locations | Asuncion | Sunday, October 3 | Sunday, March 7 |
| Peru | All locations | Lima | No DST in 1999 | |
| Philippines | All locations | Manila | No DST in 1999 | |
| Pitcairninseln | All locations | Adamstown | No DST in 1999 | |
| Poland | All locations | Warsaw | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Portugal | All locations | Lisbon | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Puerto Rico | All locations | San Juan | No DST in 1999 | |
| Qatar | All locations | Doha | No DST in 1999 | |
| Republic of South Sudan | All locations | Juba | No DST in 1999 | |
| Republic of the Congo | All locations | Brazzaville | No DST in 1999 | |
| Reunion | All locations | Saint-Denis | No DST in 1999 | |
| Romania | All locations | Bucharest | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Russia | All locations | Moscow | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Rwanda | All locations | Kigali | No DST in 1999 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | Basseterre | No DST in 1999 | |
| Saint Lucia | All locations | Castries | No DST in 1999 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | Kingstown | No DST in 1999 | |
| Samoa | All locations | Apia | No DST in 1999 | |
| San Marino | All locations | San Marino | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | São Tomé | No DST in 1999 | |
| Saudi Arabia | All locations | Riyadh | No DST in 1999 | |
| Senegal | All locations | Dakar | No DST in 1999 | |
| Serbia | All locations | Belgrade | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Seychelles | All locations | Victoria | No DST in 1999 | |
| Sierra Leone | All locations | Freetown | No DST in 1999 | |
| Singapore | All locations | Singapore | No DST in 1999 | |
| Sint Maarten | All locations | Philipsburg | No DST in 1999 | |
| Slovakia | All locations | Bratislava | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Slovenia | All locations | Ljubljana | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Solomon Islands | All locations | Honiara | No DST in 1999 | |
| Somalia | All locations | Mogadishu | No DST in 1999 | |
| South Africa | All locations | Johannesburg | No DST in 1999 | |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | All locations | King Edward Point | No DST in 1999 | |
| South Korea | All locations | Seoul | No DST in 1999 | |
| Spain | All locations | Madrid | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Sri Lanka | All locations | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | No DST in 1999 | |
| St. Helena | All locations | Jamestown | No DST in 1999 | |
| Sudan | All locations | Khartoum | No DST in 1999 | |
| Suriname | All locations | Paramaribo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Swaziland | All locations | Mbabane | No DST in 1999 | |
| Sweden | All locations | Stockholm | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Switzerland | All locations | Zürich | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Syria | All locations | Damascus | Thursday, April 1 | Friday, October 1 |
| Taiwan | All locations | Taipei | No DST in 1999 | |
| Tajikistan | All locations | Dushanbe | No DST in 1999 | |
| Tanzania | All locations | Dar es Salaam | No DST in 1999 | |
| Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | Saint-Pierre | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Territory of American Samoa | All locations | Pago Pago | No DST in 1999 | |
| Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | Bantam | No DST in 1999 | |
| Territory of Guam | All locations | Guam (Hagåtña) | No DST in 1999 | |
| Thailand | All locations | Bangkok | No DST in 1999 | |
| The Bahamas | All locations | Nassau | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
| The Gambia | All locations | Banjul | No DST in 1999 | |
| Togo | All locations | Lome | No DST in 1999 | |
| Tokelau | All locations | Fakaofo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Tonga | All locations | Nukualofa | Thursday, October 7 | Does not end this year |
| Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | Port of Spain | No DST in 1999 | |
| Tunisia | All locations | Tunis | No DST in 1999 | |
| Turkey | All locations | Ankara | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Turkmenistan | All locations | Ashgabat | No DST in 1999 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | Cockburn Town | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Tuvalu | All locations | Funafuti | No DST in 1999 | |
| Uganda | All locations | Kampala | No DST in 1999 | |
| Ukraine | All locations | Kyiv | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| United Arab Emirates | All locations | Dubai | No DST in 1999 | |
| United Kingdom | All locations | London | Sunday, March 28 | Sunday, October 31 |
| United States | Most locations | Washington DC | Sunday, April 4 | Sunday, October 31 |
| Hawaii, much of Indiana, Arizona, Midway Islands, Wake Island | Honolulu | No DST in 1999 | ||
| United States Virgin Islands | All locations | Charlotte Amalie | No DST in 1999 | |
| Uruguay | All locations | Montevideo | No DST in 1999 | |
| Uzbekistan | All locations | Tashkent | No DST in 1999 | |
| Vanuatu | All locations | Port Vila | No DST in 1999 | |
| Venezuela | All locations | Caracas | No DST in 1999 | |
| Vietnam | All locations | Hanoi | No DST in 1999 | |
| Wallis und Futuna | All locations | Mata-Utu | No DST in 1999 | |
| West Bank | All locations | Bethlehem | Friday, April 16 | Friday, October 15 |
| Western Sahara | All locations | El Aaiún | No DST in 1999 | |
| Yemen | All locations | Sana | No DST in 1999 | |
| Zambia | All locations | Lusaka | No DST in 1999 | |
| Zimbabwe | All locations | Harare | No DST in 1999 | |
Daylight Saving Time statistics for 1999
| Daylight Saving Time observance? | Count |
|---|---|
| Countries and territories which do not observe DST at all | 156 |
| Countries and territories where at least one location observe DST | 83 |
| –Countries and territories where all locations observe DST some part of the year | 74 |
| –Countries and territories where many, but not all locations observe DST | 9 |
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