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Time Change 1949 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 10

Forward 1 hour

Apr 10, 1949 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 10, 1949, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 10, 1949, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 10, 1949 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 2

Back 1 hour

Oct 2, 1949 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 2, 1949, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 2, 1949, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 2, 1949 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: 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 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 1949

Areas in Germany using DST in 1949
Areas in Germany on standard time all of 1949

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Germany in 1949 (576 Locations)

AachenApr 10 – Oct 2GörlitzApr 10 – Oct 2NurembergApr 10 – Oct 2
AalenApr 10 – Oct 2GoslarApr 10 – Oct 2NürtingenApr 10 – Oct 2
AchernApr 10 – Oct 2GothaApr 10 – Oct 2OberhausenApr 10 – Oct 2
AchimApr 10 – Oct 2GöttingenApr 10 – Oct 2Oberursel (Taunus)Apr 10 – Oct 2
AhausApr 10 – Oct 2GräfelfingApr 10 – Oct 2OberweselApr 10 – Oct 2
AhlenApr 10 – Oct 2GreifswaldApr 10 – Oct 2OeldeApr 10 – Oct 2
AhrensburgApr 10 – Oct 2GrevenApr 10 – Oct 2Oer-ErkenschwickApr 10 – Oct 2
AlbstadtApr 10 – Oct 2GrevenbroichApr 10 – Oct 2OffenbachApr 10 – Oct 2
Alfeld (Leine)Apr 10 – Oct 2GrimmelfingenApr 10 – Oct 2OffenburgApr 10 – Oct 2
AllensbachApr 10 – Oct 2Gronau (Westfalen)Apr 10 – Oct 2ÖhringenApr 10 – Oct 2
AlsdorfApr 10 – Oct 2Gross-GerauApr 10 – Oct 2OldenburgApr 10 – Oct 2
AlsfeldApr 10 – Oct 2GummersbachApr 10 – Oct 2OlpeApr 10 – Oct 2
AltenburgApr 10 – Oct 2GüstrowApr 10 – Oct 2OranienburgApr 10 – Oct 2
AltöttingApr 10 – Oct 2GüterslohApr 10 – Oct 2OsnabrückApr 10 – Oct 2
AmbergApr 10 – Oct 2HaanApr 10 – Oct 2Osterholz-ScharmbeckApr 10 – Oct 2
AmrumApr 10 – Oct 2HagenApr 10 – Oct 2Osterode am HarzApr 10 – Oct 2
AndernachApr 10 – Oct 2HalberstadtApr 10 – Oct 2OstfildernApr 10 – Oct 2
Annaberg-BuchholzApr 10 – Oct 2HalleApr 10 – Oct 2PaderbornApr 10 – Oct 2
AnsbachApr 10 – Oct 2Haltern am SeeApr 10 – Oct 2PapenburgApr 10 – Oct 2
ApoldaApr 10 – Oct 2HamburgApr 10 – Oct 2PassauApr 10 – Oct 2
ArnsbergApr 10 – Oct 2HamelnApr 10 – Oct 2PeineApr 10 – Oct 2
ArnstadtApr 10 – Oct 2HammApr 10 – Oct 2PellwormApr 10 – Oct 2
AschaffenburgApr 10 – Oct 2HanauApr 10 – Oct 2Pfaffenhofen an der IlmApr 10 – Oct 2
AscherslebenApr 10 – Oct 2HannoverApr 10 – Oct 2PforzheimApr 10 – Oct 2
AugsburgApr 10 – Oct 2HattingenApr 10 – Oct 2PinnebergApr 10 – Oct 2
AurichApr 10 – Oct 2HeideApr 10 – Oct 2PirmasensApr 10 – Oct 2
BacknangApr 10 – Oct 2HeidelbergApr 10 – Oct 2PirnaApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad EmsApr 10 – Oct 2Heidenheim an der BrenzApr 10 – Oct 2PlauenApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad HersfeldApr 10 – Oct 2HeilbronnApr 10 – Oct 2PlettenbergApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad HomburgApr 10 – Oct 2HeinsbergApr 10 – Oct 2Porta WestfalicaApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad HonnefApr 10 – Oct 2HeligolandApr 10 – Oct 2PotsdamApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad HönningenApr 10 – Oct 2HelmstedtApr 10 – Oct 2PremnitzApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad KissingenApr 10 – Oct 2HemerApr 10 – Oct 2PrenzlauApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad KreuznachApr 10 – Oct 2Hennef (Sieg)Apr 10 – Oct 2Prien am ChiemseeApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad MergentheimApr 10 – Oct 2HerfordApr 10 – Oct 2PulheimApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad NauheimApr 10 – Oct 2HeringsdorfApr 10 – Oct 2RadebeulApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad Neuenahr-AhrweilerApr 10 – Oct 2HerneApr 10 – Oct 2Radolfzell am BodenseeApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad OeynhausenApr 10 – Oct 2HerrenbergApr 10 – Oct 2RastattApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad OldesloeApr 10 – Oct 2Herrsching am AmmerseeApr 10 – Oct 2RathenowApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad SalzuflenApr 10 – Oct 2HertenApr 10 – Oct 2RatingenApr 10 – Oct 2
Bad VilbelApr 10 – Oct 2HerzogenrathApr 10 – Oct 2RavensburgApr 10 – Oct 2
Baden-BadenApr 10 – Oct 2HildenApr 10 – Oct 2RecklinghausenApr 10 – Oct 2
BalingenApr 10 – Oct 2HildesheimApr 10 – Oct 2RegensburgApr 10 – Oct 2
BambergApr 10 – Oct 2HockenheimApr 10 – Oct 2RemscheidApr 10 – Oct 2
BarsinghausenApr 10 – Oct 2Hof (Saale)Apr 10 – Oct 2RendsburgApr 10 – Oct 2
BautzenApr 10 – Oct 2Hofheim am TaunusApr 10 – Oct 2ReutlingenApr 10 – Oct 2
BayreuthApr 10 – Oct 2Homberg (Efze)Apr 10 – Oct 2Rheda-WiedenbrückApr 10 – Oct 2
BayrischzellApr 10 – Oct 2Homburg (Saar)Apr 10 – Oct 2RheinbergApr 10 – Oct 2
BeckumApr 10 – Oct 2Horb am NeckarApr 10 – Oct 2RheineApr 10 – Oct 2
BensheimApr 10 – Oct 2HöxterApr 10 – Oct 2Rheinfelden (Baden)Apr 10 – Oct 2
BerchtesgadenApr 10 – Oct 2HoyerswerdaApr 10 – Oct 2RiesaApr 10 – Oct 2
BergheimApr 10 – Oct 2HückelhovenApr 10 – Oct 2RietbergApr 10 – Oct 2
Bergisch GladbachApr 10 – Oct 2HürthApr 10 – Oct 2RodgauApr 10 – Oct 2
BergkamenApr 10 – Oct 2HusumApr 10 – Oct 2RosenheimApr 10 – Oct 2
BerlinApr 10 – Oct 2IbbenbürenApr 10 – Oct 2RostockApr 10 – Oct 2
Bernau bei BerlinApr 10 – Oct 2Idar-ObersteinApr 10 – Oct 2Rotenburg (Wümme)Apr 10 – Oct 2
Bernburg (Saale)Apr 10 – Oct 2IllesheimApr 10 – Oct 2Rotenburg an der FuldaApr 10 – Oct 2
Bernkastel-KuesApr 10 – Oct 2IlmenauApr 10 – Oct 2Rothenburg ob der TauberApr 10 – Oct 2
Biberach an der RissApr 10 – Oct 2Ingelheim am RheinApr 10 – Oct 2Rottenburg am NeckarApr 10 – Oct 2
BielefeldApr 10 – Oct 2IngolstadtApr 10 – Oct 2RottweilApr 10 – Oct 2
Bietigheim-BissingenApr 10 – Oct 2IserlohnApr 10 – Oct 2RüsselsheimApr 10 – Oct 2
Bingen am RheinApr 10 – Oct 2IsmaningApr 10 – Oct 2Saalfeld/SaaleApr 10 – Oct 2
BitburgApr 10 – Oct 2ItzehoeApr 10 – Oct 2SaarbrückenApr 10 – Oct 2
Bitterfeld-WolfenApr 10 – Oct 2JenaApr 10 – Oct 2SaarlouisApr 10 – Oct 2
BöblingenApr 10 – Oct 2JülichApr 10 – Oct 2SalzgitterApr 10 – Oct 2
BocholtApr 10 – Oct 2KaarstApr 10 – Oct 2SalzwedelApr 10 – Oct 2
BochumApr 10 – Oct 2KaiserslauternApr 10 – Oct 2SangerhausenApr 10 – Oct 2
BonnApr 10 – Oct 2KamenApr 10 – Oct 2Sankt AugustinApr 10 – Oct 2
BorkenApr 10 – Oct 2Kamp-LintfortApr 10 – Oct 2Sankt IngbertApr 10 – Oct 2
Bornheim (Rheinland)Apr 10 – Oct 2KarlsruheApr 10 – Oct 2SchleswigApr 10 – Oct 2
BottropApr 10 – Oct 2KasselApr 10 – Oct 2Schloss Holte-StukenbrockApr 10 – Oct 2
BramscheApr 10 – Oct 2KaufbeurenApr 10 – Oct 2SchmallenbergApr 10 – Oct 2
Brandenburg an der HavelApr 10 – Oct 2KehlApr 10 – Oct 2Schönau am KönigsseeApr 10 – Oct 2
BraunschweigApr 10 – Oct 2KempenApr 10 – Oct 2SchönebeckApr 10 – Oct 2
BremenApr 10 – Oct 2KemptenApr 10 – Oct 2SchorndorfApr 10 – Oct 2
BremerhavenApr 10 – Oct 2KerpenApr 10 – Oct 2SchwabachApr 10 – Oct 2
BrettenApr 10 – Oct 2KielApr 10 – Oct 2Schwäbisch GmündApr 10 – Oct 2
BrilonApr 10 – Oct 2Kirchheim unter TeckApr 10 – Oct 2Schwäbisch HallApr 10 – Oct 2
BruchsalApr 10 – Oct 2KleveApr 10 – Oct 2Schwedt/OderApr 10 – Oct 2
Brühl (Rhineland)Apr 10 – Oct 2KoblenzApr 10 – Oct 2SchweinfurtApr 10 – Oct 2
Buchholz in der NordheideApr 10 – Oct 2Königs WusterhausenApr 10 – Oct 2SchwerinApr 10 – Oct 2
BuchloeApr 10 – Oct 2KönigswinterApr 10 – Oct 2SchwerteApr 10 – Oct 2
BüdingenApr 10 – Oct 2KonstanzApr 10 – Oct 2SeelzeApr 10 – Oct 2
BühlApr 10 – Oct 2KorbachApr 10 – Oct 2SeevetalApr 10 – Oct 2
BündeApr 10 – Oct 2KornwestheimApr 10 – Oct 2SenftenbergApr 10 – Oct 2
BurgApr 10 – Oct 2KorschenbroichApr 10 – Oct 2SiegburgApr 10 – Oct 2
BurgdorfApr 10 – Oct 2KrefeldApr 10 – Oct 2SiegenApr 10 – Oct 2
BurghausenApr 10 – Oct 2KreuztalApr 10 – Oct 2SindelfingenApr 10 – Oct 2
Büsingen am HochrheinNo DSTKulmbachApr 10 – Oct 2Singen (Hohentwiel)Apr 10 – Oct 2
BuxtehudeApr 10 – Oct 2LaatzenApr 10 – Oct 2SinsheimApr 10 – Oct 2
CalwApr 10 – Oct 2LageApr 10 – Oct 2SoestApr 10 – Oct 2
Castrop-RauxelApr 10 – Oct 2LahrApr 10 – Oct 2SolingenApr 10 – Oct 2
CelleApr 10 – Oct 2LampertheimApr 10 – Oct 2SoltauApr 10 – Oct 2
ChemnitzApr 10 – Oct 2Landau in der PfalzApr 10 – Oct 2SondershausenApr 10 – Oct 2
CloppenburgApr 10 – Oct 2Landsberg am LechApr 10 – Oct 2SonnebergApr 10 – Oct 2
CoburgApr 10 – Oct 2LandshutApr 10 – Oct 2SonthofenApr 10 – Oct 2
CoesfeldApr 10 – Oct 2LandstuhlApr 10 – Oct 2SpeyerApr 10 – Oct 2
CologneApr 10 – Oct 2LangenApr 10 – Oct 2SpringeApr 10 – Oct 2
CottbusApr 10 – Oct 2Langenfeld (Rheinland)Apr 10 – Oct 2St. WendelApr 10 – Oct 2
CrailsheimApr 10 – Oct 2LangenhagenApr 10 – Oct 2StadeApr 10 – Oct 2
CreußenApr 10 – Oct 2LangfurthApr 10 – Oct 2StarnbergApr 10 – Oct 2
CuxhavenApr 10 – Oct 2LeerApr 10 – Oct 2StassfurtApr 10 – Oct 2
DachauApr 10 – Oct 2LehrteApr 10 – Oct 2SteinfurtApr 10 – Oct 2
DannenbergApr 10 – Oct 2LeimenApr 10 – Oct 2StendalApr 10 – Oct 2
DarmstadtApr 10 – Oct 2Leinfelden-EchterdingenApr 10 – Oct 2Stolberg (Rheinland)Apr 10 – Oct 2
DattelnApr 10 – Oct 2LeipzigApr 10 – Oct 2Stollberg/ErzgebirgeApr 10 – Oct 2
DeggendorfApr 10 – Oct 2LemgoApr 10 – Oct 2StralsundApr 10 – Oct 2
DelbrückApr 10 – Oct 2LennestadtApr 10 – Oct 2StraubingApr 10 – Oct 2
DelmenhorstApr 10 – Oct 2LeonbergApr 10 – Oct 2StrausbergApr 10 – Oct 2
DemminApr 10 – Oct 2Leutkirch im AllgäuApr 10 – Oct 2StuhrApr 10 – Oct 2
Dessau-RosslauApr 10 – Oct 2LeverkusenApr 10 – Oct 2StuttgartApr 10 – Oct 2
DetmoldApr 10 – Oct 2Limburg an der LahnApr 10 – Oct 2SuhlApr 10 – Oct 2
DietzenbachApr 10 – Oct 2Lindau (Bodensee)Apr 10 – Oct 2Sundern (Sauerland)Apr 10 – Oct 2
DillenburgApr 10 – Oct 2LindlarApr 10 – Oct 2TaunussteinApr 10 – Oct 2
DingolfingApr 10 – Oct 2Lingen (Ems)Apr 10 – Oct 2TegernseeApr 10 – Oct 2
DinslakenApr 10 – Oct 2Linz am RheinApr 10 – Oct 2Titisee-NeustadtApr 10 – Oct 2
DormagenApr 10 – Oct 2LippstadtApr 10 – Oct 2TönisvorstApr 10 – Oct 2
DorstenApr 10 – Oct 2LöbauApr 10 – Oct 2TrierApr 10 – Oct 2
DortmundApr 10 – Oct 2LohmarApr 10 – Oct 2TroisdorfApr 10 – Oct 2
DreieichApr 10 – Oct 2LöhneApr 10 – Oct 2TübingenApr 10 – Oct 2
DresdenApr 10 – Oct 2Lohne (Oldenburg)Apr 10 – Oct 2TuttlingenApr 10 – Oct 2
DuisburgApr 10 – Oct 2LörrachApr 10 – Oct 2UelzenApr 10 – Oct 2
DülmenApr 10 – Oct 2LübbeckeApr 10 – Oct 2UlmApr 10 – Oct 2
DürenApr 10 – Oct 2LübeckApr 10 – Oct 2UnnaApr 10 – Oct 2
DüsseldorfApr 10 – Oct 2LuckenwaldeApr 10 – Oct 2Vaihingen an der EnzApr 10 – Oct 2
EbersbergApr 10 – Oct 2LüdenscheidApr 10 – Oct 2VarelApr 10 – Oct 2
EberswaldeApr 10 – Oct 2LudwigsburgApr 10 – Oct 2VechtaApr 10 – Oct 2
EckernfördeApr 10 – Oct 2LudwigsfeldeApr 10 – Oct 2VelbertApr 10 – Oct 2
Ehingen (Donau)Apr 10 – Oct 2LudwigshafenApr 10 – Oct 2Verden (Aller)Apr 10 – Oct 2
EinbeckApr 10 – Oct 2LüneburgApr 10 – Oct 2ViernheimApr 10 – Oct 2
EisenachApr 10 – Oct 2LünenApr 10 – Oct 2ViersenApr 10 – Oct 2
EisenhüttenstadtApr 10 – Oct 2Lutherstadt EislebenApr 10 – Oct 2Villingen-SchwenningenApr 10 – Oct 2
Ellwangen (Jagst)Apr 10 – Oct 2MagdeburgApr 10 – Oct 2Voerde (Niederrhein)Apr 10 – Oct 2
ElmshornApr 10 – Oct 2MainburgApr 10 – Oct 2VölklingenApr 10 – Oct 2
EmdenApr 10 – Oct 2MaintalApr 10 – Oct 2VredenApr 10 – Oct 2
EmmendingenApr 10 – Oct 2MainzApr 10 – Oct 2WaiblingenApr 10 – Oct 2
Emmerich am RheinApr 10 – Oct 2MannheimApr 10 – Oct 2WaldkraiburgApr 10 – Oct 2
EmsdettenApr 10 – Oct 2MarburgApr 10 – Oct 2Waldshut-TiengenApr 10 – Oct 2
EnnepetalApr 10 – Oct 2MarlApr 10 – Oct 2WalsrodeApr 10 – Oct 2
ErdingApr 10 – Oct 2MayenApr 10 – Oct 2WaltropApr 10 – Oct 2
ErftstadtApr 10 – Oct 2MechernichApr 10 – Oct 2WarburgApr 10 – Oct 2
ErfurtApr 10 – Oct 2MeerbuschApr 10 – Oct 2Waren (Müritz)Apr 10 – Oct 2
ErkelenzApr 10 – Oct 2MeiningenApr 10 – Oct 2WarendorfApr 10 – Oct 2
ErkrathApr 10 – Oct 2MeissenApr 10 – Oct 2WarsteinApr 10 – Oct 2
ErlangenApr 10 – Oct 2MelleApr 10 – Oct 2WedelApr 10 – Oct 2
EschweilerApr 10 – Oct 2MelsungenApr 10 – Oct 2WegbergApr 10 – Oct 2
EssenApr 10 – Oct 2MemmingenApr 10 – Oct 2Weiden in der OberpfalzApr 10 – Oct 2
EsslingenApr 10 – Oct 2Menden (Sauerland)Apr 10 – Oct 2Weil am RheinApr 10 – Oct 2
EttlingenApr 10 – Oct 2MeppenApr 10 – Oct 2Weil der StadtApr 10 – Oct 2
EuskirchenApr 10 – Oct 2MerseburgApr 10 – Oct 2Weilheim in OberbayernApr 10 – Oct 2
FalkenseeApr 10 – Oct 2MerzigApr 10 – Oct 2WeimarApr 10 – Oct 2
Fehmarn (Puttgarden)Apr 10 – Oct 2MeschedeApr 10 – Oct 2WeinheimApr 10 – Oct 2
FellbachApr 10 – Oct 2MettlachApr 10 – Oct 2WeißenfelsApr 10 – Oct 2
FilderstadtApr 10 – Oct 2MettmannApr 10 – Oct 2WerlApr 10 – Oct 2
FlensburgApr 10 – Oct 2MindenApr 10 – Oct 2WermelskirchenApr 10 – Oct 2
ForchheimApr 10 – Oct 2MoersApr 10 – Oct 2WerneApr 10 – Oct 2
Frankenthal (Pfalz)Apr 10 – Oct 2MönchengladbachApr 10 – Oct 2WernigerodeApr 10 – Oct 2
FrankfurtApr 10 – Oct 2Monheim am RheinApr 10 – Oct 2WertheimApr 10 – Oct 2
Frankfurt an der OderApr 10 – Oct 2Mörfelden-WalldorfApr 10 – Oct 2WeselApr 10 – Oct 2
FrechenApr 10 – Oct 2MosbachApr 10 – Oct 2WesselingApr 10 – Oct 2
FreibergApr 10 – Oct 2MühlackerApr 10 – Oct 2WesterlandApr 10 – Oct 2
FreiburgApr 10 – Oct 2Mühlhausen/ThüringenApr 10 – Oct 2WesterstedeApr 10 – Oct 2
FreisingApr 10 – Oct 2MülheimApr 10 – Oct 2Wetter (Ruhr)Apr 10 – Oct 2
FreitalApr 10 – Oct 2Mülheim / RuhrApr 10 – Oct 2WetzlarApr 10 – Oct 2
FreudenstadtApr 10 – Oct 2MunichApr 10 – Oct 2WeyheApr 10 – Oct 2
FriedrichshafenApr 10 – Oct 2MünsterApr 10 – Oct 2WiehlApr 10 – Oct 2
FriesoytheApr 10 – Oct 2NagoldApr 10 – Oct 2WiesbadenApr 10 – Oct 2
FuldaApr 10 – Oct 2Naumburg (Saale)Apr 10 – Oct 2WieslochApr 10 – Oct 2
FürstenfeldbruckApr 10 – Oct 2NettetalApr 10 – Oct 2WilhelmshavenApr 10 – Oct 2
Fürstenwalde/SpreeApr 10 – Oct 2Neu-IsenburgApr 10 – Oct 2WillichApr 10 – Oct 2
FürthApr 10 – Oct 2Neu-UlmApr 10 – Oct 2Winsen (Luhe)Apr 10 – Oct 2
GaggenauApr 10 – Oct 2NeubrandenburgApr 10 – Oct 2WipperfürthApr 10 – Oct 2
GanderkeseeApr 10 – Oct 2Neuburg an der DonauApr 10 – Oct 2WismarApr 10 – Oct 2
GarbsenApr 10 – Oct 2Neumarkt in der OberpfalzApr 10 – Oct 2WittenApr 10 – Oct 2
GardelegenApr 10 – Oct 2NeumünsterApr 10 – Oct 2WittenbergApr 10 – Oct 2
Garmisch-PartenkirchenApr 10 – Oct 2Neunkirchen (Saar)Apr 10 – Oct 2WittenbergeApr 10 – Oct 2
GeesthachtApr 10 – Oct 2NeuruppinApr 10 – Oct 2WittlichApr 10 – Oct 2
Geislingen an der SteigeApr 10 – Oct 2NeussApr 10 – Oct 2WittmundApr 10 – Oct 2
GeldernApr 10 – Oct 2Neustadt am RübenbergeApr 10 – Oct 2WitzenhausenApr 10 – Oct 2
GelsenkirchenApr 10 – Oct 2Neustadt an der WeinstraßeApr 10 – Oct 2WolfenbüttelApr 10 – Oct 2
GeorgsmarienhütteApr 10 – Oct 2NeustrelitzApr 10 – Oct 2WolfsburgApr 10 – Oct 2
GeraApr 10 – Oct 2NeuwiedApr 10 – Oct 2WormsApr 10 – Oct 2
GeretsriedApr 10 – Oct 2NiederkasselApr 10 – Oct 2WunstorfApr 10 – Oct 2
GermeringApr 10 – Oct 2Nienburg (Weser)Apr 10 – Oct 2WuppertalApr 10 – Oct 2
GerolsteinApr 10 – Oct 2NordenApr 10 – Oct 2WürselenApr 10 – Oct 2
GevelsbergApr 10 – Oct 2NorderneyApr 10 – Oct 2WürzburgApr 10 – Oct 2
GiessenApr 10 – Oct 2NorderstedtApr 10 – Oct 2Wyk auf FöhrApr 10 – Oct 2
GifhornApr 10 – Oct 2NordhausenApr 10 – Oct 2ZeitzApr 10 – Oct 2
GladbeckApr 10 – Oct 2NordhornApr 10 – Oct 2Zerbst/AnhaltApr 10 – Oct 2
GochApr 10 – Oct 2NordkirchenApr 10 – Oct 2ZittauApr 10 – Oct 2
GöppingenApr 10 – Oct 2NortheimApr 10 – Oct 2ZweibrückenApr 10 – Oct 2
GorlebenApr 10 – Oct 2NürburgApr 10 – Oct 2ZwickauApr 10 – Oct 2

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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