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Time Change 1947 in Germany

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Country: Germany
Long Name: Federal Republic of Germany
Abbreviations: DE, DEU
Capital: Berlin
Time Zones: 1
Dial Code: +49

Apr 6

Forward 1 hour

Apr 6, 1947 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 6, 1947, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 6, 1947, 4:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 6, 1947 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

May 11

Forward 1 hour

May 11, 1947 - Daylight Saving Time Increased

Double DST – Clocks were turned ahead another hour when DST was already in force (2 hours ahead of standard time).
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, May 11, 1947, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, May 11, 1947, 4:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on May 11, 1947 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Jun 29

Back 1 hour

Jun 29, 1947 - Daylight Saving Time Decreased

Double DST ended – Clocks were turned back from double DST (2 hours ahead of standard time) to DST (1 hour ahead of standard time).
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, June 29, 1947, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, June 29, 1947, 2:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Jun 29, 1947 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 5

Back 1 hour

Oct 5, 1947 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 5, 1947, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 5, 1947, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 5, 1947 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 2024

When Does DST Start and End in Germany?

All of Germany uses Daylight Saving Time (DST) during part of the year. The DST period starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, together with most other European countries.

Central European Time (CET) is used as standard time, while Central European Summer Time (CEST) is observed when DST is in force.

Which States use Daylight Saving Time in 1947

Areas in Germany using DST in 1947
Areas in Germany on standard time all of 1947

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Germany in 1947 (576 Locations)

AachenApr 6 – Oct 5GörlitzApr 6 – Oct 5NurembergApr 6 – Oct 5
AalenApr 6 – Oct 5GoslarApr 6 – Oct 5NürtingenApr 6 – Oct 5
AchernApr 6 – Oct 5GothaApr 6 – Oct 5OberhausenApr 6 – Oct 5
AchimApr 6 – Oct 5GöttingenApr 6 – Oct 5Oberursel (Taunus)Apr 6 – Oct 5
AhausApr 6 – Oct 5GräfelfingApr 6 – Oct 5OberweselApr 6 – Oct 5
AhlenApr 6 – Oct 5GreifswaldApr 6 – Oct 5OeldeApr 6 – Oct 5
AhrensburgApr 6 – Oct 5GrevenApr 6 – Oct 5Oer-ErkenschwickApr 6 – Oct 5
AlbstadtApr 6 – Oct 5GrevenbroichApr 6 – Oct 5OffenbachApr 6 – Oct 5
Alfeld (Leine)Apr 6 – Oct 5GrimmelfingenApr 6 – Oct 5OffenburgApr 6 – Oct 5
AllensbachApr 6 – Oct 5Gronau (Westfalen)Apr 6 – Oct 5ÖhringenApr 6 – Oct 5
AlsdorfApr 6 – Oct 5Gross-GerauApr 6 – Oct 5OldenburgApr 6 – Oct 5
AlsfeldApr 6 – Oct 5GummersbachApr 6 – Oct 5OlpeApr 6 – Oct 5
AltenburgApr 6 – Oct 5GüstrowApr 6 – Oct 5OranienburgApr 6 – Oct 5
AltöttingApr 6 – Oct 5GüterslohApr 6 – Oct 5OsnabrückApr 6 – Oct 5
AmbergApr 6 – Oct 5HaanApr 6 – Oct 5Osterholz-ScharmbeckApr 6 – Oct 5
AmrumApr 6 – Oct 5HagenApr 6 – Oct 5Osterode am HarzApr 6 – Oct 5
AndernachApr 6 – Oct 5HalberstadtApr 6 – Oct 5OstfildernApr 6 – Oct 5
Annaberg-BuchholzApr 6 – Oct 5HalleApr 6 – Oct 5PaderbornApr 6 – Oct 5
AnsbachApr 6 – Oct 5Haltern am SeeApr 6 – Oct 5PapenburgApr 6 – Oct 5
ApoldaApr 6 – Oct 5HamburgApr 6 – Oct 5PassauApr 6 – Oct 5
ArnsbergApr 6 – Oct 5HamelnApr 6 – Oct 5PeineApr 6 – Oct 5
ArnstadtApr 6 – Oct 5HammApr 6 – Oct 5PellwormApr 6 – Oct 5
AschaffenburgApr 6 – Oct 5HanauApr 6 – Oct 5Pfaffenhofen an der IlmApr 6 – Oct 5
AscherslebenApr 6 – Oct 5HannoverApr 6 – Oct 5PforzheimApr 6 – Oct 5
AugsburgApr 6 – Oct 5HattingenApr 6 – Oct 5PinnebergApr 6 – Oct 5
AurichApr 6 – Oct 5HeideApr 6 – Oct 5PirmasensApr 6 – Oct 5
BacknangApr 6 – Oct 5HeidelbergApr 6 – Oct 5PirnaApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad EmsApr 6 – Oct 5Heidenheim an der BrenzApr 6 – Oct 5PlauenApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad HersfeldApr 6 – Oct 5HeilbronnApr 6 – Oct 5PlettenbergApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad HomburgApr 6 – Oct 5HeinsbergApr 6 – Oct 5Porta WestfalicaApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad HonnefApr 6 – Oct 5HeligolandApr 6 – Oct 5PotsdamApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad HönningenApr 6 – Oct 5HelmstedtApr 6 – Oct 5PremnitzApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad KissingenApr 6 – Oct 5HemerApr 6 – Oct 5PrenzlauApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad KreuznachApr 6 – Oct 5Hennef (Sieg)Apr 6 – Oct 5Prien am ChiemseeApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad MergentheimApr 6 – Oct 5HerfordApr 6 – Oct 5PulheimApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad NauheimApr 6 – Oct 5HeringsdorfApr 6 – Oct 5RadebeulApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad Neuenahr-AhrweilerApr 6 – Oct 5HerneApr 6 – Oct 5Radolfzell am BodenseeApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad OeynhausenApr 6 – Oct 5HerrenbergApr 6 – Oct 5RastattApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad OldesloeApr 6 – Oct 5Herrsching am AmmerseeApr 6 – Oct 5RathenowApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad SalzuflenApr 6 – Oct 5HertenApr 6 – Oct 5RatingenApr 6 – Oct 5
Bad VilbelApr 6 – Oct 5HerzogenrathApr 6 – Oct 5RavensburgApr 6 – Oct 5
Baden-BadenApr 6 – Oct 5HildenApr 6 – Oct 5RecklinghausenApr 6 – Oct 5
BalingenApr 6 – Oct 5HildesheimApr 6 – Oct 5RegensburgApr 6 – Oct 5
BambergApr 6 – Oct 5HockenheimApr 6 – Oct 5RemscheidApr 6 – Oct 5
BarsinghausenApr 6 – Oct 5Hof (Saale)Apr 6 – Oct 5RendsburgApr 6 – Oct 5
BautzenApr 6 – Oct 5Hofheim am TaunusApr 6 – Oct 5ReutlingenApr 6 – Oct 5
BayreuthApr 6 – Oct 5Homberg (Efze)Apr 6 – Oct 5Rheda-WiedenbrückApr 6 – Oct 5
BayrischzellApr 6 – Oct 5Homburg (Saar)Apr 6 – Oct 5RheinbergApr 6 – Oct 5
BeckumApr 6 – Oct 5Horb am NeckarApr 6 – Oct 5RheineApr 6 – Oct 5
BensheimApr 6 – Oct 5HöxterApr 6 – Oct 5Rheinfelden (Baden)Apr 6 – Oct 5
BerchtesgadenApr 6 – Oct 5HoyerswerdaApr 6 – Oct 5RiesaApr 6 – Oct 5
BergheimApr 6 – Oct 5HückelhovenApr 6 – Oct 5RietbergApr 6 – Oct 5
Bergisch GladbachApr 6 – Oct 5HürthApr 6 – Oct 5RodgauApr 6 – Oct 5
BergkamenApr 6 – Oct 5HusumApr 6 – Oct 5RosenheimApr 6 – Oct 5
BerlinApr 6 – Oct 5IbbenbürenApr 6 – Oct 5RostockApr 6 – Oct 5
Bernau bei BerlinApr 6 – Oct 5Idar-ObersteinApr 6 – Oct 5Rotenburg (Wümme)Apr 6 – Oct 5
Bernburg (Saale)Apr 6 – Oct 5IllesheimApr 6 – Oct 5Rotenburg an der FuldaApr 6 – Oct 5
Bernkastel-KuesApr 6 – Oct 5IlmenauApr 6 – Oct 5Rothenburg ob der TauberApr 6 – Oct 5
Biberach an der RissApr 6 – Oct 5Ingelheim am RheinApr 6 – Oct 5Rottenburg am NeckarApr 6 – Oct 5
BielefeldApr 6 – Oct 5IngolstadtApr 6 – Oct 5RottweilApr 6 – Oct 5
Bietigheim-BissingenApr 6 – Oct 5IserlohnApr 6 – Oct 5RüsselsheimApr 6 – Oct 5
Bingen am RheinApr 6 – Oct 5IsmaningApr 6 – Oct 5Saalfeld/SaaleApr 6 – Oct 5
BitburgApr 6 – Oct 5ItzehoeApr 6 – Oct 5SaarbrückenApr 6 – Oct 5
Bitterfeld-WolfenApr 6 – Oct 5JenaApr 6 – Oct 5SaarlouisApr 6 – Oct 5
BöblingenApr 6 – Oct 5JülichApr 6 – Oct 5SalzgitterApr 6 – Oct 5
BocholtApr 6 – Oct 5KaarstApr 6 – Oct 5SalzwedelApr 6 – Oct 5
BochumApr 6 – Oct 5KaiserslauternApr 6 – Oct 5SangerhausenApr 6 – Oct 5
BonnApr 6 – Oct 5KamenApr 6 – Oct 5Sankt AugustinApr 6 – Oct 5
BorkenApr 6 – Oct 5Kamp-LintfortApr 6 – Oct 5Sankt IngbertApr 6 – Oct 5
Bornheim (Rheinland)Apr 6 – Oct 5KarlsruheApr 6 – Oct 5SchleswigApr 6 – Oct 5
BottropApr 6 – Oct 5KasselApr 6 – Oct 5Schloss Holte-StukenbrockApr 6 – Oct 5
BramscheApr 6 – Oct 5KaufbeurenApr 6 – Oct 5SchmallenbergApr 6 – Oct 5
Brandenburg an der HavelApr 6 – Oct 5KehlApr 6 – Oct 5Schönau am KönigsseeApr 6 – Oct 5
BraunschweigApr 6 – Oct 5KempenApr 6 – Oct 5SchönebeckApr 6 – Oct 5
BremenApr 6 – Oct 5KemptenApr 6 – Oct 5SchorndorfApr 6 – Oct 5
BremerhavenApr 6 – Oct 5KerpenApr 6 – Oct 5SchwabachApr 6 – Oct 5
BrettenApr 6 – Oct 5KielApr 6 – Oct 5Schwäbisch GmündApr 6 – Oct 5
BrilonApr 6 – Oct 5Kirchheim unter TeckApr 6 – Oct 5Schwäbisch HallApr 6 – Oct 5
BruchsalApr 6 – Oct 5KleveApr 6 – Oct 5Schwedt/OderApr 6 – Oct 5
Brühl (Rhineland)Apr 6 – Oct 5KoblenzApr 6 – Oct 5SchweinfurtApr 6 – Oct 5
Buchholz in der NordheideApr 6 – Oct 5Königs WusterhausenApr 6 – Oct 5SchwerinApr 6 – Oct 5
BuchloeApr 6 – Oct 5KönigswinterApr 6 – Oct 5SchwerteApr 6 – Oct 5
BüdingenApr 6 – Oct 5KonstanzApr 6 – Oct 5SeelzeApr 6 – Oct 5
BühlApr 6 – Oct 5KorbachApr 6 – Oct 5SeevetalApr 6 – Oct 5
BündeApr 6 – Oct 5KornwestheimApr 6 – Oct 5SenftenbergApr 6 – Oct 5
BurgApr 6 – Oct 5KorschenbroichApr 6 – Oct 5SiegburgApr 6 – Oct 5
BurgdorfApr 6 – Oct 5KrefeldApr 6 – Oct 5SiegenApr 6 – Oct 5
BurghausenApr 6 – Oct 5KreuztalApr 6 – Oct 5SindelfingenApr 6 – Oct 5
Büsingen am HochrheinNo DSTKulmbachApr 6 – Oct 5Singen (Hohentwiel)Apr 6 – Oct 5
BuxtehudeApr 6 – Oct 5LaatzenApr 6 – Oct 5SinsheimApr 6 – Oct 5
CalwApr 6 – Oct 5LageApr 6 – Oct 5SoestApr 6 – Oct 5
Castrop-RauxelApr 6 – Oct 5LahrApr 6 – Oct 5SolingenApr 6 – Oct 5
CelleApr 6 – Oct 5LampertheimApr 6 – Oct 5SoltauApr 6 – Oct 5
ChemnitzApr 6 – Oct 5Landau in der PfalzApr 6 – Oct 5SondershausenApr 6 – Oct 5
CloppenburgApr 6 – Oct 5Landsberg am LechApr 6 – Oct 5SonnebergApr 6 – Oct 5
CoburgApr 6 – Oct 5LandshutApr 6 – Oct 5SonthofenApr 6 – Oct 5
CoesfeldApr 6 – Oct 5LandstuhlApr 6 – Oct 5SpeyerApr 6 – Oct 5
CologneApr 6 – Oct 5LangenApr 6 – Oct 5SpringeApr 6 – Oct 5
CottbusApr 6 – Oct 5Langenfeld (Rheinland)Apr 6 – Oct 5St. WendelApr 6 – Oct 5
CrailsheimApr 6 – Oct 5LangenhagenApr 6 – Oct 5StadeApr 6 – Oct 5
CreußenApr 6 – Oct 5LangfurthApr 6 – Oct 5StarnbergApr 6 – Oct 5
CuxhavenApr 6 – Oct 5LeerApr 6 – Oct 5StassfurtApr 6 – Oct 5
DachauApr 6 – Oct 5LehrteApr 6 – Oct 5SteinfurtApr 6 – Oct 5
DannenbergApr 6 – Oct 5LeimenApr 6 – Oct 5StendalApr 6 – Oct 5
DarmstadtApr 6 – Oct 5Leinfelden-EchterdingenApr 6 – Oct 5Stolberg (Rheinland)Apr 6 – Oct 5
DattelnApr 6 – Oct 5LeipzigApr 6 – Oct 5Stollberg/ErzgebirgeApr 6 – Oct 5
DeggendorfApr 6 – Oct 5LemgoApr 6 – Oct 5StralsundApr 6 – Oct 5
DelbrückApr 6 – Oct 5LennestadtApr 6 – Oct 5StraubingApr 6 – Oct 5
DelmenhorstApr 6 – Oct 5LeonbergApr 6 – Oct 5StrausbergApr 6 – Oct 5
DemminApr 6 – Oct 5Leutkirch im AllgäuApr 6 – Oct 5StuhrApr 6 – Oct 5
Dessau-RosslauApr 6 – Oct 5LeverkusenApr 6 – Oct 5StuttgartApr 6 – Oct 5
DetmoldApr 6 – Oct 5Limburg an der LahnApr 6 – Oct 5SuhlApr 6 – Oct 5
DietzenbachApr 6 – Oct 5Lindau (Bodensee)Apr 6 – Oct 5Sundern (Sauerland)Apr 6 – Oct 5
DillenburgApr 6 – Oct 5LindlarApr 6 – Oct 5TaunussteinApr 6 – Oct 5
DingolfingApr 6 – Oct 5Lingen (Ems)Apr 6 – Oct 5TegernseeApr 6 – Oct 5
DinslakenApr 6 – Oct 5Linz am RheinApr 6 – Oct 5Titisee-NeustadtApr 6 – Oct 5
DormagenApr 6 – Oct 5LippstadtApr 6 – Oct 5TönisvorstApr 6 – Oct 5
DorstenApr 6 – Oct 5LöbauApr 6 – Oct 5TrierApr 6 – Oct 5
DortmundApr 6 – Oct 5LohmarApr 6 – Oct 5TroisdorfApr 6 – Oct 5
DreieichApr 6 – Oct 5LöhneApr 6 – Oct 5TübingenApr 6 – Oct 5
DresdenApr 6 – Oct 5Lohne (Oldenburg)Apr 6 – Oct 5TuttlingenApr 6 – Oct 5
DuisburgApr 6 – Oct 5LörrachApr 6 – Oct 5UelzenApr 6 – Oct 5
DülmenApr 6 – Oct 5LübbeckeApr 6 – Oct 5UlmApr 6 – Oct 5
DürenApr 6 – Oct 5LübeckApr 6 – Oct 5UnnaApr 6 – Oct 5
DüsseldorfApr 6 – Oct 5LuckenwaldeApr 6 – Oct 5Vaihingen an der EnzApr 6 – Oct 5
EbersbergApr 6 – Oct 5LüdenscheidApr 6 – Oct 5VarelApr 6 – Oct 5
EberswaldeApr 6 – Oct 5LudwigsburgApr 6 – Oct 5VechtaApr 6 – Oct 5
EckernfördeApr 6 – Oct 5LudwigsfeldeApr 6 – Oct 5VelbertApr 6 – Oct 5
Ehingen (Donau)Apr 6 – Oct 5LudwigshafenApr 6 – Oct 5Verden (Aller)Apr 6 – Oct 5
EinbeckApr 6 – Oct 5LüneburgApr 6 – Oct 5ViernheimApr 6 – Oct 5
EisenachApr 6 – Oct 5LünenApr 6 – Oct 5ViersenApr 6 – Oct 5
EisenhüttenstadtApr 6 – Oct 5Lutherstadt EislebenApr 6 – Oct 5Villingen-SchwenningenApr 6 – Oct 5
Ellwangen (Jagst)Apr 6 – Oct 5MagdeburgApr 6 – Oct 5Voerde (Niederrhein)Apr 6 – Oct 5
ElmshornApr 6 – Oct 5MainburgApr 6 – Oct 5VölklingenApr 6 – Oct 5
EmdenApr 6 – Oct 5MaintalApr 6 – Oct 5VredenApr 6 – Oct 5
EmmendingenApr 6 – Oct 5MainzApr 6 – Oct 5WaiblingenApr 6 – Oct 5
Emmerich am RheinApr 6 – Oct 5MannheimApr 6 – Oct 5WaldkraiburgApr 6 – Oct 5
EmsdettenApr 6 – Oct 5MarburgApr 6 – Oct 5Waldshut-TiengenApr 6 – Oct 5
EnnepetalApr 6 – Oct 5MarlApr 6 – Oct 5WalsrodeApr 6 – Oct 5
ErdingApr 6 – Oct 5MayenApr 6 – Oct 5WaltropApr 6 – Oct 5
ErftstadtApr 6 – Oct 5MechernichApr 6 – Oct 5WarburgApr 6 – Oct 5
ErfurtApr 6 – Oct 5MeerbuschApr 6 – Oct 5Waren (Müritz)Apr 6 – Oct 5
ErkelenzApr 6 – Oct 5MeiningenApr 6 – Oct 5WarendorfApr 6 – Oct 5
ErkrathApr 6 – Oct 5MeissenApr 6 – Oct 5WarsteinApr 6 – Oct 5
ErlangenApr 6 – Oct 5MelleApr 6 – Oct 5WedelApr 6 – Oct 5
EschweilerApr 6 – Oct 5MelsungenApr 6 – Oct 5WegbergApr 6 – Oct 5
EssenApr 6 – Oct 5MemmingenApr 6 – Oct 5Weiden in der OberpfalzApr 6 – Oct 5
EsslingenApr 6 – Oct 5Menden (Sauerland)Apr 6 – Oct 5Weil am RheinApr 6 – Oct 5
EttlingenApr 6 – Oct 5MeppenApr 6 – Oct 5Weil der StadtApr 6 – Oct 5
EuskirchenApr 6 – Oct 5MerseburgApr 6 – Oct 5Weilheim in OberbayernApr 6 – Oct 5
FalkenseeApr 6 – Oct 5MerzigApr 6 – Oct 5WeimarApr 6 – Oct 5
Fehmarn (Puttgarden)Apr 6 – Oct 5MeschedeApr 6 – Oct 5WeinheimApr 6 – Oct 5
FellbachApr 6 – Oct 5MettlachApr 6 – Oct 5WeißenfelsApr 6 – Oct 5
FilderstadtApr 6 – Oct 5MettmannApr 6 – Oct 5WerlApr 6 – Oct 5
FlensburgApr 6 – Oct 5MindenApr 6 – Oct 5WermelskirchenApr 6 – Oct 5
ForchheimApr 6 – Oct 5MoersApr 6 – Oct 5WerneApr 6 – Oct 5
Frankenthal (Pfalz)Apr 6 – Oct 5MönchengladbachApr 6 – Oct 5WernigerodeApr 6 – Oct 5
FrankfurtApr 6 – Oct 5Monheim am RheinApr 6 – Oct 5WertheimApr 6 – Oct 5
Frankfurt an der OderApr 6 – Oct 5Mörfelden-WalldorfApr 6 – Oct 5WeselApr 6 – Oct 5
FrechenApr 6 – Oct 5MosbachApr 6 – Oct 5WesselingApr 6 – Oct 5
FreibergApr 6 – Oct 5MühlackerApr 6 – Oct 5WesterlandApr 6 – Oct 5
FreiburgApr 6 – Oct 5Mühlhausen/ThüringenApr 6 – Oct 5WesterstedeApr 6 – Oct 5
FreisingApr 6 – Oct 5MülheimApr 6 – Oct 5Wetter (Ruhr)Apr 6 – Oct 5
FreitalApr 6 – Oct 5Mülheim / RuhrApr 6 – Oct 5WetzlarApr 6 – Oct 5
FreudenstadtApr 6 – Oct 5MunichApr 6 – Oct 5WeyheApr 6 – Oct 5
FriedrichshafenApr 6 – Oct 5MünsterApr 6 – Oct 5WiehlApr 6 – Oct 5
FriesoytheApr 6 – Oct 5NagoldApr 6 – Oct 5WiesbadenApr 6 – Oct 5
FuldaApr 6 – Oct 5Naumburg (Saale)Apr 6 – Oct 5WieslochApr 6 – Oct 5
FürstenfeldbruckApr 6 – Oct 5NettetalApr 6 – Oct 5WilhelmshavenApr 6 – Oct 5
Fürstenwalde/SpreeApr 6 – Oct 5Neu-IsenburgApr 6 – Oct 5WillichApr 6 – Oct 5
FürthApr 6 – Oct 5Neu-UlmApr 6 – Oct 5Winsen (Luhe)Apr 6 – Oct 5
GaggenauApr 6 – Oct 5NeubrandenburgApr 6 – Oct 5WipperfürthApr 6 – Oct 5
GanderkeseeApr 6 – Oct 5Neuburg an der DonauApr 6 – Oct 5WismarApr 6 – Oct 5
GarbsenApr 6 – Oct 5Neumarkt in der OberpfalzApr 6 – Oct 5WittenApr 6 – Oct 5
GardelegenApr 6 – Oct 5NeumünsterApr 6 – Oct 5WittenbergApr 6 – Oct 5
Garmisch-PartenkirchenApr 6 – Oct 5Neunkirchen (Saar)Apr 6 – Oct 5WittenbergeApr 6 – Oct 5
GeesthachtApr 6 – Oct 5NeuruppinApr 6 – Oct 5WittlichApr 6 – Oct 5
Geislingen an der SteigeApr 6 – Oct 5NeussApr 6 – Oct 5WittmundApr 6 – Oct 5
GeldernApr 6 – Oct 5Neustadt am RübenbergeApr 6 – Oct 5WitzenhausenApr 6 – Oct 5
GelsenkirchenApr 6 – Oct 5Neustadt an der WeinstraßeApr 6 – Oct 5WolfenbüttelApr 6 – Oct 5
GeorgsmarienhütteApr 6 – Oct 5NeustrelitzApr 6 – Oct 5WolfsburgApr 6 – Oct 5
GeraApr 6 – Oct 5NeuwiedApr 6 – Oct 5WormsApr 6 – Oct 5
GeretsriedApr 6 – Oct 5NiederkasselApr 6 – Oct 5WunstorfApr 6 – Oct 5
GermeringApr 6 – Oct 5Nienburg (Weser)Apr 6 – Oct 5WuppertalApr 6 – Oct 5
GerolsteinApr 6 – Oct 5NordenApr 6 – Oct 5WürselenApr 6 – Oct 5
GevelsbergApr 6 – Oct 5NorderneyApr 6 – Oct 5WürzburgApr 6 – Oct 5
GiessenApr 6 – Oct 5NorderstedtApr 6 – Oct 5Wyk auf FöhrApr 6 – Oct 5
GifhornApr 6 – Oct 5NordhausenApr 6 – Oct 5ZeitzApr 6 – Oct 5
GladbeckApr 6 – Oct 5NordhornApr 6 – Oct 5Zerbst/AnhaltApr 6 – Oct 5
GochApr 6 – Oct 5NordkirchenApr 6 – Oct 5ZittauApr 6 – Oct 5
GöppingenApr 6 – Oct 5NortheimApr 6 – Oct 5ZweibrückenApr 6 – Oct 5
GorlebenApr 6 – Oct 5NürburgApr 6 – Oct 5ZwickauApr 6 – Oct 5

Daylight Saving Time History in Germany

  • Germany first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
  • Germany has observed DST for 58 years between 1916 and 2024 (DST in at least one location).
  • Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1979.
  • See Worldwide DST Statistics

First Country to Use DST

Although a small town in Canada had experimented with seasonal clock changes as early as 1908, Germany was the first country to use nationwide DST. On April 30, 1916, at the height of World War I, the German Empire turned its clocks forward for the 1st time. Many European countries followed suit just weeks later.

The measure was abolished after the war, only to be re-introduced during World War II. From 1940 to 1942, Germany observed year-round DST.

After World War II, parts of Germany controlled by the Soviet Union followed doppelte Sommerzeit, double DST, advancing their clocks by 2 hours instead of 1. The rationale was to synchronize German clocks with the local time in Moscow.

DST was discontinued in 1950. In 1980, following an initiative by East Germany, the country re-introduced the measure. Though controversial, DST has been used in Germany ever since.

Since Switzerland did not introduce DST until 1981, the German exclave of Büsingen, which is situated within Swiss territory, did not observe DST together with the rest of Germany in 1980.

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