Daylight Savings 2025: today’s clock change explained, global dates, and how to avoid Monday mix-ups

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Daylight Savings 2025

It’s “fall back” Sunday in North America. Today, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 a.m. local time, most of the United States and Canada set clocks back one hour, shifting to standard time for winter. If your phone didn’t auto-update overnight, do it now—today’s the day meetings, flights, TV schedules, and alarms jump by an hour on the clock.

Quick answers: who changes clocks today—and who doesn’t

U.S. & most of Canada: Clocks went back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time today.
- No DST: Hawaii; most of Arizona (except the Navajo Nation); Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; Guam; American Samoa; Northern Mariana Islands.
UK & Europe: Already switched last Sunday, October 26, 2025 (back one hour to GMT/CET).
Egypt (local reference for many global teams): Ended DST at midnight between Oct 30→31, now on UTC+2 until April 2026.
Mexico: Most regions do not observe DST; northern border municipalities follow the U.S. calendar and changed today.
Australia & New Zealand: Southern Hemisphere is on the opposite cycle—clocks went back April 6, 2025 and will spring forward again in September/October 2025 for the new season.
No clock changes at all: China, India, Japan, South Korea, Iceland, Turkey, most of Africa (except Egypt), and Russia.

Daylight Savings 2025: the spring and fall bookends

North America “spring forward”: Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2:00 a.m. → 3:00 a.m.
North America “fall back”: Today, Sunday, November 2, 2025, 2:00 a.m. → 1:00 a.m.
UK/EU summer time: March 30, 2025 to October 26, 2025 (last Sundays of March/October).
Egypt summer time: April 25, 2025 (last Friday of April) to October 30, 2025 (last Thursday of October).

Why transatlantic timing feels weird this week

Because Europe changed last weekend and North America changed today, any regular call between, say, New York and London was one hour closer for the past week. As of today, the usual difference snaps back (e.g., New York 5 hours behind London in winter). If a meeting was “fine last Thursday,” double-check tomorrow’s invite—many recurring meetings drift during this week every year.

What changes for your day—beyond one hour

Sunlight shifts: Expect brighter mornings and earlier sunsets by the clock. Commutes may feel lighter at the start and darker at the end.
Body clock: Gain an hour of sleep, but circadian rhythms still notice the shift. Keep caffeine modest this afternoon and aim for a normal bedtime to avoid a groggy Monday.
Travel & sports: Airlines print tickets in local time; your Sunday flight might look earlier than expected after the change. Broadcast schedules also slide by an hour relative to last week.
Tech & appliances: Phones, laptops, and smart speakers usually auto-update. Manually set ovens, microwaves, car dashboards, thermostats, and analog clocks.

Workplace and school checklist for Monday

Send one timezone-explicit note to teams (“9:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. GMT”).
Reconfirm recurring meetings created before the change—especially those spanning North America and Europe.
Update automations and cron jobs that fire at 2:00–3:00 a.m.; audit for duplicate or skipped runs.
Adjust building systems (door schedules, HVAC, bell timetables) that don’t sync automatically.
Safety brief: Evening commutes will be darker—review visibility (bike lights, reflective gear), and plan for earlier dusk on outdoor activities.

The debate isn’t over—but the rules are unchanged for 2025

Lawmakers revisit Daylight Saving Time nearly every year, with pitches for permanent standard or permanent daylight time. For 2025, nothing changed: the same federally mandated dates apply where DST is observed in the U.S., and Europe kept its long-standing last-Sunday schedule. Some regions have opted out entirely, which is why friends in Hawaii or most of Arizona never touch their clocks.

Key dates to mark now

North America “spring forward” 2026: Sunday, March 8, 2026
UK/EU summer time 2026 starts: Sunday, March 29, 2026
Egypt 2026 (expected): Last Friday of April → last Thursday of October (specific calendar dates will shift)

Daylight Savings 2025 ends in North America today, Europe changed last week, and several countries never change at all. Update the stubborn clocks, sanity-check your Monday schedule, and enjoy the brighter mornings—winter sunsets arrive an hour earlier from here.