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Do Clocks Change This Weekend? When We Fall Back in 2026

Congress has not approved year-round daylight saving time, leaving most Americans set for one more clock change and an extra hour of sleep.

  • Most of the United States will "fall back" on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 a.m. as daylight saving time ends, with clocks turning back one hour to 1 a.m. and granting Americans an extra hour of sleep.
  • Although the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act 308-117 in July, the legislation stalled in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Politico there is "no clear path forward" despite President Donald Trump's support.
  • Critics, including Sen. Tom Cotton, argue permanent daylight saving time creates dark winter mornings. Meanwhile, 62% of Americans favor ending clock changes, though Christopher Barnes warns permanent daylight saving time could cause "permanent circadian misalignment."
  • Smartphones and internet-connected devices will update automatically on Nov. 1, but residents must manually adjust analog clocks and appliances. Hawaii, most of Arizona, and territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa do not observe daylight saving time year-round.
  • Daylight saving time will return on March 14, 2027, when clocks "spring forward" one hour at 2 a.m. Unless Congress changes federal law, the nation will experience earlier sunsets and sunrises throughout winter as standard time remains in effect.
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The change takes place in the morning of October 25th. Mainland Portugal and Madeira go from 02:00 to 01:00, while in the Azores the clocks go back to midnight. The change marks the end of the summer time and allows to win an hour that night.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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In the night between Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026 the solar time returns. At 3 in the morning the hands will be moved back sixty minutes, placing themselves on the 2 and granting an extra sleep hour. A transition that will generate a temporary misalignment of the time zones with the United States: America will make the change only in the [...] The article Change of the hour in October 2026, when the solar time returns? Here's how to mo…

·Rome, Italy
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The change will take place at 3.00 a.m., when the clocks will be set again at 2.00 a.m. in Peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands.

·Madrid, Spain
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The 2026 summer/winter time transition is fast approaching. On the night from Saturday to Sunday (October 24/25), we'll be able to sleep an hour longer. However, even this change can have a negative impact on our well-being.

·Warsaw, Poland
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El Comercio broke the news in Lima, Peru on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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