Daylight Saving Time Around the World 2005
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 2005. For more details, see information for the first half of 2005 and the second half of 2005.
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 2005 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Albania | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Andorra | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Antarctica | Most locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Some locations | Sunday, October 2 | Sunday, March 20 | |
Palmer Station | Sunday, October 9 | Sunday, March 13 | |
Troll Station | Tuesday, March 1* | Monday, November 7 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Argentina | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Armenia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 30 | Sunday, March 27 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 2005 | ||
Tasmania | Sunday, October 2 | Sunday, March 27 | |
Lord Howe Island | Sunday, October 30 | Sunday, March 27 | |
Austria | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Azerbaijan | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Belarus | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Belgium | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Belize | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Bermuda | All locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Brazil | Most locations | Sunday, October 16 | Sunday, February 20 |
Amazonas, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sergipe, Pará, Paraíba, Ceará, Amapá, Alagoas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí, Maranhão, Acre, Roraima, Tocantins | No DST in 2005 | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Much of Saskatchewan, small region of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 2005 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, October 9 | Sunday, March 13 |
Easter Island | Saturday, October 8 | Saturday, March 12 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Croatia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Cuba | All locations | DST all year in 2005 | |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Cyprus | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Czechia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Denmark | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Egypt | All locations | Friday, April 29 | Friday, September 30 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Estonia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | Sunday, September 4 | Sunday, April 17 |
Faroe Islands | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Finland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
France | Most locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Port-aux-Francais | No DST in 2005 | ||
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Georgia | Most locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Sukhumi | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 | |
Germany | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Greece | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Greenland | Most locations | Saturday, March 26 | Saturday, October 29 |
Some locations | No DST in 2005 | ||
Ittoqqortoormiit | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 | |
Thule Air Base | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Guam | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Guatemala | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Haiti | All locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Hungary | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Iran | All locations | Tuesday, March 22 | Thursday, September 22 |
Iraq | All locations | Friday, April 1 | Saturday, October 1 |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Israel | All locations | Friday, April 1 | Sunday, October 9 |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Jordan | All locations | Friday, April 1 | Friday, September 30 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Kosovo | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Friday, August 12 |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Latvia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Lebanon | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Lithuania | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Luxembourg | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Macau | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Malta | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Mexico | Most locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Sonora | No DST in 2005 | ||
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Moldova | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Monaco | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Mongolia | All locations | Saturday, March 26 | Saturday, September 24 |
Montenegro | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Morocco | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Namibia | All locations | Sunday, September 4 | Sunday, April 3 |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Netherlands | Most locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Saba, Sint Eustatius | No DST in 2005 | ||
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
New Zealand | All locations | Sunday, October 2 | Sunday, March 20 |
Nicaragua | All locations | Sunday, April 10 | Sunday, October 2 |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Norway | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Palestine | All locations | Friday, April 15 | Tuesday, October 4 |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Paraguay | All locations | Sunday, October 16 | Sunday, March 13 |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Poland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Portugal | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Romania | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Russia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Serbia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Slovakia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Slovenia | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
South Sudan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Spain | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Sudan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Sweden | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Switzerland | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Syria | All locations | Friday, April 1 | Saturday, October 1 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Tunisia | All locations | Sunday, May 1 | Friday, September 30 |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Ukraine | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 3 | Sunday, October 30 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona, small region of Alaska | No DST in 2005 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | Sunday, October 9 | Sunday, March 27 |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, March 27 | Sunday, October 30 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 2005 | |
* Some locations have multiple periods of DST: the start of the first period and end of the last period are listed. |