Daylight saving time by country

The summer time is the most presented by one hour during the summer months the time in time zone. In Central Europe it is called the Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC 2). The official term for the colloquial " winter time" ( standard time standard time ) is Central European Time ( CET; UTC 1). The Central European Summer Time High ( MEHSZ; UT 3) - also known as "double summer time " - was a special time zone in the years 1945 and 1947 in Germany. They corresponded to the British Double Summer Time UT 2 as summer time the War Time UT 1 ( GMT / GMT 1).

  • 3.1 1916-1918
  • 3.2 1940-1944
  • 3.3 1945-1949
  • 3.4 From 1980
  • 4.1 1916-1920
  • 4.2 1940-1948
  • 4.3 From 1980
  • 5.1 1941-1942
  • 5.2 Since 1981
  • 6.1 1916-1944
  • 6.2 Since 1977

List of all states with daylight saving time

  • Used summer time
  • No longer used DST
  • Never used DST

The following lists are based on data from 2004.

  • All Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area (except Iceland )
  • States in which applies a summer time in the same period as in the European Union: Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey (until 2011 ), Ukraine (until 2012 ), Vatican City
  • States in which a summer time in a different time period: Australia ( in part), Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil ( very inconsistent ), Chile, Iran, Israel, Canada (part of), Cuba, Morocco ( only in 2008 ), Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Palestinian Territories, Paraguay, Syria, Uruguay, USA ( partial)

Joint European Summer Time

Since 1980, the European Union propagated (formerly EEC / EC ) is a common summer time rule, which was also adopted in various other associated countries. It extended initially from last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in September, time conversion at 02:00 CET ( 01:00 UTC) ↔ 03:00 CEST. It was extended to the last Sunday in October 1996.

1980-1995

  • 06/04/1980 02:00 CET - 09.28.1980 03:00 CEST
  • 29/03/1981 02:00 CET - 27.09.1981 03:00 CEST
  • 03/28/1982 02:00 CET - 09.26.1982 03:00 CEST
  • 03/27/1983 02:00 CET - 25.09.1983 03:00 CEST
  • 03/25/1984 02:00 CET - 30.09.1984 03:00 CEST
  • 31/03/1985 02:00 CET - 09.29.1985 03:00 CEST
  • 03/30/1986 02:00 CET - 28.09.1986 03:00 CEST
  • 03/29/1987 02:00 CET - 09.27.1987 03:00 CEST
  • 27/03/1988 02:00 CET - 09.25.1988 03:00 CEST
  • 03/26/1989 02:00 CET - 09.24.1989 03:00 CEST
  • 03/25/1990 02:00 CET - 30.09.1990 03:00 CEST
  • 31.03.1991 02:00 CET - 09.29.1991 03:00 CEST
  • 29/03/1992 02:00 CET - 27.09.1992 03:00 CEST
  • 03/28/1993 02:00 CET - 09.26.1993 03:00 CEST
  • 03/27/1994 02:00 CET - 25.09.1994 03:00 CEST
  • 26.03.1995 02:00 CET - 24.09.1995 03:00 CEST

Since 1996

  • March 31, 1996, 2:00 CET - October 27, 1996, 3:00 CEST
  • March 30, 1997, 2:00 CET - October 26, 1997, 3:00 CEST
  • March 29, 1998, 2:00 CET - October 25, 1998, 3:00 CEST
  • March 28, 1999, 2:00 CET - October 31, 1999, 3:00 CEST
  • March 26, 2000, 2:00 CET - October 29, 2000, 3:00 CEST
  • 25 March 2001 2:00 GMT - October 28, 2001, 3:00 CEST
  • March 31 2002, 2:00 CET - October 27, 2002, 3:00 CEST
  • March 30, 2003, 2:00 CET - October 26, 2003, 3:00 CEST
  • March 28, 2004, 2:00 CET - October 31, 2004, 3:00 CEST
  • March 27 2005, 2:00 CET - October 30, 2005 3:00 EDT
  • March 26, 2006, 2:00 CET - October 29, 2006, 3:00 CEST
  • March 25, 2007, 2:00 CET - October 28, 2007, 3:00 CEST
  • March 30, 2008, 2:00 CET - October 26, 2008, 3:00 CEST
  • March 29, 2009 2:00 CET - October 25, 2009, 3:00 CEST
  • March 28, 2010, 2:00 CET - October 31, 2010, 3:00 CEST
  • March 27, 2011, 2:00 CET - October 30, 2011, 3:00 CEST
  • March 25, 2012, 2:00 CET - October 28 2012, 3:00 CEST
  • March 31, 2013, 2:00 CET - October 27, 2013, 3:00 CEST
  • March 30, 2014, 2:00 CET - October 26, 2014, 3:00 CEST
  • March 29, 2015, 2:00 CET - October 25, 2015, 3:00 CEST
  • March 27, 2016, 2:00 CET - October 30, 2016 3:00 EDT

Germany

Summer times there was in Germany from 1916 to 1918, 1940 to 1949 (some only in certain parts of the country ) and from 1980.

1916-1918

  • 04/30/1916 23:00 CET - 10.01.1916 01:00 CEST
  • 04/16/1917 02:00 CET - 09.17.1917 03:00 CEST
  • 04/15/1918 02:00 CET - 16.09.1918 03:00 CEST

1940-1944

  • 01/04/1940 02:00 CET - 31.12.1940 24:00 CEST by end of year
  • 01.01.1941 12:00 CEST - 12.31.1941 24:00 CEST all year
  • 01.01.1942 12:00 CEST - 02/11/1942 03:00 CEST
  • 03/29/1943 02:00 CET - 04.10.1943 03:00 CEST
  • 03/04/1944 02:00 CET - 02.10.1944 03:00 CEST

1945-1949

  • 24.05.1945 02:00 CET - 24.09.1945 03:00 MEHSZ
  • 09/24/1945 03:00 MEHSZ - 18/11/1945 03:00 CEST
  • 02.04.1945 02:00 CET - 16.09.1945 02:00 CEST

From 1980

Federal Republic and the GDR with the exception of Büsingen, since 1981 also Biisingen. Since 1991, only the Federal Republic: Joint European Summer Time.

Austria

In Austria, the DST was introduced in 1916. She was until 1920 with the exception of 1919, with Salzburg in 1920 already introduced on May 1.

With the annexation of Austria to the German Reich in 1938 whose provisions applied, until the invasion of the Allies and the redemption of Nazi regulations. From 1946 to 1948 Austria decided the same rules as West Germany, exclusive of the high summer season.

In 1980, the DST was reintroduced as in Germany, in the year after the introduction of the former statutory provision 24:00 CET ( 01:00 UTC) → 1:00 CEST; Provision 24:00 CEST ( 02:00 UTC) → 23:00 CET, with the date jumps a similarly confusing legislation such as 1916. Since EU accession in 1995, reference is made directly to the EU regulations in the Regulations.

1916-1920

  • 04/30/1916 23:00 CET - 10.01.1916 01:00 CEST (such as DE)
  • 04/16/1917 02:00 CET - 09.17.1917 03:00 CEST (such as DE)
  • 04/15/1918 02:00 CET - 16.09.1918 03:00 CEST (such as DE)
  • 1919 no daylight saving time; prescribed but withdrawn
  • 04/05/1920 02:00 CET - 13.09.1920 03:00 CEST - Rest Austria
  • 04/05/1920 02:00 CET - 01.05.1920 01:00 CEST - Salzburg excl State Railway

1940-1948

From 1980

  • 06/04/1980 12:00 CET - 27.09.1980 24:00 CEST

Switzerland

In Switzerland, was in the years 1941 and 1942, the summer period from early May to early October. Since 1981, the same DST rules apply as in the neighboring countries.

1941-1942

  • 05/05/1941 02:00 CET - 10.06.1941 00:00 CEST
  • 04/05/1942 02:00 CET - 05.10.1942 00:00 CEST

Since 1981

Adoption of the single European Summer Time

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the period of the early 20th century was Amsterdam time ( Amsterdamse Tijd AT). 1916 DST Amsterdamse Zomertijd (AZT ) was introduced, which was with alternating control until 1939. With the occupation of May 10, 1940 by the German Reich Berlin Time (CET, AT- 0: 40) was introduced, it were here the same rules to incipient liberation September 1944, where the then British Double Summer Time UT 2, and then the War Time ( British Summer Time ) found UT 1 application, with return to the Central European time in early October. After 1944 there was, although this was operated in neighboring Germany until 1949 by the occupying powers, no more summer time. In 1977, the DST was reintroduced in 1981 was the EEG / EC regime.

1916-1944

  • 05/01/1916 12:00 AT - 10/01/1916 12:00 AZT each first day of the month
  • 04/16/1917 02:00 AT - 17/09/1917 03:00 AZT each third Monday of the month
  • 05/01/1918 02:00 AT - 30/09/1918 03:00 AZT first Monday in April to the last Monday in September
  • 04/07/1919 02:00 AT - 29/09/1919 03:00 AZT
  • 04/05/1920 02:00 AT - 09/27/1920 03:00 AZT
  • 04/04/1921 02:00 AT - 09/26/1921 03:00 AZT
  • 26/03/1922 02:00 AT - 10/08/1922 03:00 AZT from the last Sunday of March to Sunday the first weekend in October
  • 01/06/1923 02:00 AT - 07/10/1923 03:00 AZT from the first Friday in June
  • 03/30/1924 02:00 AT - 05/10/1924 03:00 AZT from the last Sunday in March
  • 05/06/1925 02:00 AT - 10/04/1925 03:00 AZT from the first Friday in June
  • 15/05/1926 02:00 AT - 10/03/1926 03:00 AZT May 15 Pentecost when, a week later (*)
  • 05/15/1927 02:00 AT - 02/10/1927 03:00 AZT
  • 15/05/1928 02:00 AT - 07/10/1928 03:00 AZT
  • 15/05/1929 02:00 AT - 06/10/1929 03:00 AZT
  • 05/15/1930 02:00 AT - 10/05/1930 03:00 AZT
  • 05/15/1931 02:00 AT - 10/04/1931 03:00 AZT
  • 22/05/1932 02:00 AT - 02/10/1932 03:00 AZT (*)
  • 15/05/1933 02:00 AT - 08/10/1933 03:00 AZT
  • 15/05/1934 02:00 AT - 10/07/1934 03:00 AZT
  • 15/05/1935 02:00 AT - 10/06/1935 03:00 AZT
  • 05/15/1936 02:00 AT - 04/10/1936 03:00 AZT
  • 05/22/1937 02:00 AT - 03/10/1937 03:00 AZT (*)
  • 05/15/1938 02:00 AT - 10/02/1938 03:00 AZT
  • 15/05/1939 02:00 AT - 10/08/1938 03:00 AZT
  • 1940-1944 see above, in the liberated part 1944 British Double Summer Time

Since 1977

  • 03/04/1977 02:00 CET - 25.09.1977 03:00 CEST from the first Sunday in April to the first Sunday before the weekend of October
  • 02/04/1978 02:00 CET - 10.01.1978 03:00 CEST
  • 01.04.1979 02:00 CET - 30.09.1979 03:00 CEST
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