Oct 27, 2024, 3:00 am
Apr 18
Forward 1 hour
Apr 18, 1948 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 18, 1948, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 18, 1948, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 18, 1948 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.
Oct 3
Back 1 hour
Oct 3, 1948 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 3, 1948, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 3, 1948, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 3, 1948 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
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 1948
DST in Locations in Germany in 1948 (576 Locations) | |||||
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Aachen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Görlitz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nuremberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Aalen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Goslar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nürtingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Achern | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Gotha | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Oberhausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Achim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Göttingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Oberursel (Taunus) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ahaus | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Gräfelfing | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Oberwesel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ahlen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Greifswald | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Oelde | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ahrensburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Greven | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Oer-Erkenschwick | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Albstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Grevenbroich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Offenbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Alfeld (Leine) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Grimmelfingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Offenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Allensbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Gronau (Westfalen) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Öhringen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Alsdorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Gross-Gerau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Oldenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Alsfeld | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Gummersbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Olpe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Altenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Güstrow | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Oranienburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Altötting | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Gütersloh | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Osnabrück | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Amberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Haan | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Osterholz-Scharmbeck | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Amrum | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hagen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Osterode am Harz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Andernach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Halberstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ostfildern | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Annaberg-Buchholz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Halle | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Paderborn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ansbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Haltern am See | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Papenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Apolda | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hamburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Passau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Arnsberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hameln | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Peine | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Arnstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hamm | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Pellworm | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Aschaffenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hanau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Aschersleben | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hannover | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Pforzheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Augsburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hattingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Pinneberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Aurich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Heide | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Pirmasens | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Backnang | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Heidelberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Pirna | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Ems | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Heidenheim an der Brenz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Plauen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Hersfeld | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Heilbronn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Plettenberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Homburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Heinsberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Porta Westfalica | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Honnef | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Heligoland | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Potsdam | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Hönningen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Helmstedt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Premnitz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Kissingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hemer | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Prenzlau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Kreuznach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hennef (Sieg) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Prien am Chiemsee | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Mergentheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Herford | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Pulheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Nauheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Heringsdorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Radebeul | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Herne | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Radolfzell am Bodensee | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Oeynhausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Herrenberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rastatt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Oldesloe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Herrsching am Ammersee | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rathenow | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Salzuflen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Herten | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ratingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bad Vilbel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Herzogenrath | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ravensburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Baden-Baden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hilden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Recklinghausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Balingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hildesheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Regensburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bamberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hockenheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Remscheid | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Barsinghausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hof (Saale) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rendsburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bautzen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hofheim am Taunus | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Reutlingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bayreuth | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Homberg (Efze) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bayrischzell | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Homburg (Saar) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rheinberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Beckum | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Horb am Neckar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rheine | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bensheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Höxter | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rheinfelden (Baden) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Berchtesgaden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hoyerswerda | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Riesa | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bergheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hückelhoven | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rietberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bergisch Gladbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Hürth | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rodgau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bergkamen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Husum | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rosenheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Berlin | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ibbenbüren | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rostock | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bernau bei Berlin | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Idar-Oberstein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rotenburg (Wümme) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bernburg (Saale) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Illesheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rotenburg an der Fulda | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bernkastel-Kues | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ilmenau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Biberach an der Riss | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ingelheim am Rhein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rottenburg am Neckar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bielefeld | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ingolstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rottweil | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bietigheim-Bissingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Iserlohn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Rüsselsheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bingen am Rhein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ismaning | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Saalfeld/Saale | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bitburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Itzehoe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Saarbrücken | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bitterfeld-Wolfen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Jena | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Saarlouis | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Böblingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Jülich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Salzgitter | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bocholt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kaarst | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Salzwedel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bochum | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kaiserslautern | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sangerhausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bonn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kamen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sankt Augustin | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Borken | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kamp-Lintfort | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sankt Ingbert | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bornheim (Rheinland) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Karlsruhe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schleswig | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bottrop | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kassel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bramsche | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kaufbeuren | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schmallenberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Brandenburg an der Havel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kehl | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schönau am Königssee | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Braunschweig | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kempen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schönebeck | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bremen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kempten | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schorndorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bremerhaven | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kerpen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schwabach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bretten | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kiel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schwäbisch Gmünd | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Brilon | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kirchheim unter Teck | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schwäbisch Hall | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bruchsal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kleve | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schwedt/Oder | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Brühl (Rhineland) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Koblenz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schweinfurt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Buchholz in der Nordheide | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Königs Wusterhausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schwerin | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Buchloe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Königswinter | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Schwerte | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Büdingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Konstanz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Seelze | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bühl | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Korbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Seevetal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Bünde | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kornwestheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Senftenberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Burg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Korschenbroich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Siegburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Burgdorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Krefeld | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Siegen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Burghausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Kreuztal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sindelfingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Büsingen am Hochrhein | No DST | Kulmbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Singen (Hohentwiel) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Buxtehude | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Laatzen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sinsheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Calw | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lage | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Soest | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Castrop-Rauxel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lahr | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Solingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Celle | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lampertheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Soltau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Chemnitz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Landau in der Pfalz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sondershausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Cloppenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Landsberg am Lech | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sonneberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Coburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Landshut | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sonthofen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Coesfeld | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Landstuhl | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Speyer | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Cologne | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Langen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Springe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Cottbus | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Langenfeld (Rheinland) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | St. Wendel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Crailsheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Langenhagen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stade | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Creußen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Langfurth | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Starnberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Cuxhaven | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Leer | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stassfurt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dachau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lehrte | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Steinfurt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dannenberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Leimen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stendal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Darmstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stolberg (Rheinland) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Datteln | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Leipzig | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stollberg/Erzgebirge | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Deggendorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lemgo | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stralsund | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Delbrück | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lennestadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Straubing | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Delmenhorst | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Leonberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Strausberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Demmin | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Leutkirch im Allgäu | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stuhr | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dessau-Rosslau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Leverkusen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Stuttgart | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Detmold | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Limburg an der Lahn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Suhl | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dietzenbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lindau (Bodensee) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Sundern (Sauerland) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dillenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lindlar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Taunusstein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dingolfing | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lingen (Ems) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Tegernsee | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dinslaken | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Linz am Rhein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Titisee-Neustadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dormagen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lippstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Tönisvorst | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dorsten | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Löbau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Trier | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dortmund | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lohmar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Troisdorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dreieich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Löhne | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Tübingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dresden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lohne (Oldenburg) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Tuttlingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Duisburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lörrach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Uelzen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Dülmen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lübbecke | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ulm | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Düren | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lübeck | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Unna | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Düsseldorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Luckenwalde | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Vaihingen an der Enz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ebersberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lüdenscheid | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Varel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Eberswalde | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ludwigsburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Vechta | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Eckernförde | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ludwigsfelde | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Velbert | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ehingen (Donau) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Ludwigshafen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Verden (Aller) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Einbeck | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lüneburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Viernheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Eisenach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lünen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Viersen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Eisenhüttenstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Lutherstadt Eisleben | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Villingen-Schwenningen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ellwangen (Jagst) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Magdeburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Voerde (Niederrhein) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Elmshorn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mainburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Völklingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Emden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Maintal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Vreden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Emmendingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mainz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Waiblingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Emmerich am Rhein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mannheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Waldkraiburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Emsdetten | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Marburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Waldshut-Tiengen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ennepetal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Marl | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Walsrode | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Erding | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mayen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Waltrop | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Erftstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mechernich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Warburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Erfurt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Meerbusch | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Waren (Müritz) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Erkelenz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Meiningen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Warendorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Erkrath | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Meissen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Warstein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Erlangen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Melle | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wedel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Eschweiler | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Melsungen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wegberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Essen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Memmingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weiden in der Oberpfalz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Esslingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Menden (Sauerland) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weil am Rhein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ettlingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Meppen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weil der Stadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Euskirchen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Merseburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weilheim in Oberbayern | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Falkensee | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Merzig | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weimar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Fehmarn (Puttgarden) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Meschede | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weinheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Fellbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mettlach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weißenfels | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Filderstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mettmann | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Werl | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Flensburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Minden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wermelskirchen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Forchheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Moers | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Werne | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Frankenthal (Pfalz) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mönchengladbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wernigerode | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Frankfurt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Monheim am Rhein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wertheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Frankfurt an der Oder | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mörfelden-Walldorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wesel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Frechen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mosbach | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wesseling | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Freiberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mühlacker | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Westerland | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Freiburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mühlhausen/Thüringen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Westerstede | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Freising | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mülheim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wetter (Ruhr) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Freital | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Mülheim / Ruhr | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wetzlar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Freudenstadt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Munich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Weyhe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Friedrichshafen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Münster | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wiehl | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Friesoythe | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nagold | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wiesbaden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Fulda | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Naumburg (Saale) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wiesloch | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Fürstenfeldbruck | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nettetal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wilhelmshaven | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Fürstenwalde/Spree | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neu-Isenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Willich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Fürth | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neu-Ulm | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Winsen (Luhe) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gaggenau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neubrandenburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wipperfürth | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Ganderkesee | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neuburg an der Donau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wismar | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Garbsen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Witten | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gardelegen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neumünster | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wittenberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neunkirchen (Saar) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wittenberge | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Geesthacht | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neuruppin | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wittlich | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Geislingen an der Steige | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neuss | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wittmund | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Geldern | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neustadt am Rübenberge | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Witzenhausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gelsenkirchen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neustadt an der Weinstraße | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wolfenbüttel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Georgsmarienhütte | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neustrelitz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wolfsburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gera | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Neuwied | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Worms | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Geretsried | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Niederkassel | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wunstorf | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Germering | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nienburg (Weser) | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wuppertal | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gerolstein | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Norden | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Würselen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gevelsberg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Norderney | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Würzburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Giessen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Norderstedt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Wyk auf Föhr | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gifhorn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nordhausen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Zeitz | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gladbeck | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nordhorn | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Zerbst/Anhalt | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Goch | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nordkirchen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Zittau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Göppingen | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Northeim | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Zweibrücken | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
Gorleben | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Nürburg | Apr 18 – Oct 3 | Zwickau | Apr 18 – Oct 3 |
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.