Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1972

Who has DST in 1972?

Areas having DST in some period during 1972
No DST in 1972

Daylight Saving Time (DST) is often referred to as “daylight savings” or “summer time.” When DST is not observed, it is called standard time or winter time.

The list below shows an overview of countries and territories with DST in 1972. For more details, see information for the first half of 1972 and the second half of 1972.

Note: This list may not be final. Sometimes countries, states, and territories make changes announced just days or weeks ahead of the time change.

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 Countries Observing DST Clock Change Events 1972
CountryRegions/StatesDST Start DateDST End Date
AfghanistanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Åland IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AlbaniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AlgeriaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
American SamoaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AndorraAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AngolaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AnguillaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AntarcticaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Antigua and BarbudaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ArgentinaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ArmeniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ArubaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AustraliaMost locationsSunday, October 29Sunday, February 27
Northern Territory, Western AustraliaNo DST in 1972
QueenslandDoes not start this yearSunday, February 27
AustriaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
AzerbaijanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BahrainAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BangladeshAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BarbadosAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BelarusAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BelgiumAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BelizeAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BeninAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BermudaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BhutanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BoliviaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BotswanaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BrazilAll locationsNo DST in 1972
British Indian Ocean TerritoryAll locationsNo DST in 1972
British Virgin IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BruneiAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BulgariaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Burkina FasoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
BurundiAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Cabo VerdeAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CambodiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CameroonAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CanadaMost locationsSunday, April 30Sunday, October 29
Northwest Territories, much of Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon, small region of Quebec, small region of British Columbia, small region of OntarioNo DST in 1972
Small region of British ColumbiaSunday, April 30Wednesday, August 30
Caribbean NetherlandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Cayman IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Central African RepublicAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ChadAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ChileMost locationsSunday, October 15Sunday, March 12
Easter IslandSaturday, October 14Saturday, March 11
ChinaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Christmas IslandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Clipperton IslandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ColombiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ComorosAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CongoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Congo Democratic RepublicAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Cook IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Costa RicaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Cote d'IvoireAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CroatiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CubaAll locationsSunday, April 30Sunday, October 8
CuraçaoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CyprusAll locationsNo DST in 1972
CzechiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
DenmarkAll locationsNo DST in 1972
DjiboutiAll locationsNo DST in 1972
DominicaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Dominican RepublicAll locationsSunday, October 29Friday, January 21
East TimorAll locationsNo DST in 1972
EcuadorAll locationsNo DST in 1972
EgyptAll locationsMonday, May 1Sunday, October 1
El SalvadorAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Equatorial GuineaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
EritreaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
EstoniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
EswatiniAll locationsNo DST in 1972
EthiopiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Falkland IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Faroe IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
FijiAll locationsNo DST in 1972
FinlandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
FranceAll locationsNo DST in 1972
French GuianaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
French PolynesiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
French Southern TerritoriesAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GabonAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GambiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GeorgiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GermanyAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GhanaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GibraltarAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GreeceAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GreenlandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GrenadaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GuadeloupeAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GuamAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GuatemalaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GuernseyAll locationsSunday, March 19Sunday, October 29
GuineaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Guinea-BissauAll locationsNo DST in 1972
GuyanaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
HaitiAll locationsNo DST in 1972
HondurasAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Hong KongAll locationsSunday, April 16Sunday, October 22
HungaryAll locationsNo DST in 1972
IcelandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
IndiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
IndonesiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
IranAll locationsNo DST in 1972
IraqAll locationsNo DST in 1972
IrelandAll locationsSunday, March 19Sunday, October 29
Isle of ManAll locationsSunday, March 19Sunday, October 29
IsraelAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ItalyAll locationsSunday, May 28Sunday, October 1
JamaicaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
JapanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
JerseyAll locationsSunday, March 19Sunday, October 29
JordanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
KazakhstanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
KenyaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
KiribatiAll locationsNo DST in 1972
KosovoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
KuwaitAll locationsNo DST in 1972
KyrgyzstanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LaosAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LatviaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LebanonAll locationsThursday, June 22Sunday, October 1
LesothoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LiberiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LibyaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LiechtensteinAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LithuaniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
LuxembourgAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MacauAll locationsSunday, April 16Sunday, October 22
MadagascarAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MalawiAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MalaysiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MaldivesAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MaliAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MaltaAll locationsSunday, May 28Sunday, October 1
Marshall IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MartiniqueAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MauritaniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MauritiusAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MayotteAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MexicoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MicronesiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MoldovaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MonacoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MongoliaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MontenegroAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MontserratAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MoroccoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MozambiqueAll locationsNo DST in 1972
MyanmarAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NamibiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NauruAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NepalAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NetherlandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
New CaledoniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
New ZealandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NicaraguaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NigerAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NigeriaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NiueAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Norfolk IslandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
North KoreaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
North MacedoniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Northern Mariana IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
NorwayAll locationsNo DST in 1972
OmanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PakistanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PalauAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PalestineAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PanamaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Papua New GuineaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ParaguayAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PeruAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PhilippinesAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Pitcairn IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PolandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
PortugalAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Puerto RicoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
QatarAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ReunionAll locationsNo DST in 1972
RomaniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
RussiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
RwandaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Saint HelenaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Saint Kitts and NevisAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Saint LuciaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Saint MartinAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Saint Pierre and MiquelonAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SamoaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
San MarinoAll locationsSunday, May 28Sunday, October 1
Sao Tome and PrincipeAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Saudi ArabiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SenegalAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SerbiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SeychellesAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Sierra LeoneAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SingaporeAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Sint MaartenAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SlovakiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SloveniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Solomon IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SomaliaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
South AfricaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.All locationsNo DST in 1972
South KoreaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
South SudanAll locationsSunday, April 30Sunday, October 15
SpainAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Sri LankaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
St. BartsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SudanAll locationsSunday, April 30Sunday, October 15
SurinameAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SwedenAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SwitzerlandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
SyriaAll locationsMonday, May 1Sunday, October 1
TaiwanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TajikistanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TanzaniaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ThailandAll locationsNo DST in 1972
The BahamasAll locationsSunday, April 30Sunday, October 29
TogoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TokelauAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TongaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Trinidad and TobagoAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TunisiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TurkeyAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TurkmenistanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Turks and Caicos IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
TuvaluAll locationsNo DST in 1972
UgandaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
UkraineAll locationsNo DST in 1972
United Arab EmiratesAll locationsNo DST in 1972
United KingdomAll locationsSunday, March 19Sunday, October 29
United StatesMost locationsSunday, April 30Sunday, October 29
Michigan, Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of ArizonaNo DST in 1972
UruguayAll locationsSunday, April 23Sunday, July 16
US Minor Outlying IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
US Virgin IslandsAll locationsNo DST in 1972
UzbekistanAll locationsNo DST in 1972
VanuatuAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Vatican City (Holy See)All locationsSunday, May 28Sunday, October 1
VenezuelaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
VietnamAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Wallis and FutunaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
Western SaharaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
YemenAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ZambiaAll locationsNo DST in 1972
ZimbabweAll locationsNo DST in 1972