Daylight Savings Dates For 2022 for U.S. and its Teritories

DST in Other Locations in USA (1 Location)
Palmyra Atoll	No DST

Which States Don't Use DST?

Most of Arizona and Hawaii don't use DST. Indiana introduced DST in 2006.

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of USA

Dependency	Type	Daylight Saving Time Period
American Samoa	Unincorp. unorg. territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Guam	Unincorp. org. territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Northern Mariana Islands	Unincorp. org. territory	No Daylight Saving Time
Puerto Rico	Unincorp. org. territory	No Daylight Saving Time
US Minor Outlying Islands	Territory	No Daylight Saving Time
US Virgin Islands	Unincorp. org. territory	No Daylight Saving Time

US dependencies do not use Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Daylight Saving Time History in United States

• United States first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1918.
• United States has observed DST for 105 years between 1918 and 2022 (DST in at least one location).
• See Worldwide DST Statistics

DST in the USA Today

Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the USA starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. The current schedule was introduced in 2007 and follows the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

According to section 110 of the act, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) governs the use of DST. The law does not affect the rights of the states and territories that choose not to observe DST.

Confusing DST Rules

Historically, there were no uniform rules for DST from 1945 to 1966. This caused widespread confusion, especially in transport and broadcasting. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 aligned the switch dates across the USA for the first time.

Following the 1973 oil embargo, the US Congress extended the DST period to 10 months in 1974 and 8 months in 1975, in an effort to save energy.

After the energy crisis was over in 1976, the DST schedule in the US was revised several times. From 1987 to 2006, the country observed DST for about 7 months each year.

DST in States and Federal Districts in USA (51 in total, 49 where all observe DST, 1 which doesn't observe DST, 1 with parts on DST)
Alabama	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Kentucky	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Ohio	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Alaska	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Louisiana	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Oklahoma	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Arizona (northeast)	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Maine	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Oregon	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Arizona	No DST	Maryland	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Pennsylvania	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Arkansas	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Massachusetts	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Rhode Island	Mar 13 - Nov 6
California	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Michigan	Mar 13 - Nov 6	South Carolina	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Colorado	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Minnesota	Mar 13 - Nov 6	South Dakota	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Connecticut	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Mississippi	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Tennessee	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Delaware	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Missouri	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Texas	Mar 13 - Nov 6
District of Columbia	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Montana	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Utah	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Florida	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Nebraska	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Vermont	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Georgia	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Nevada	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Virginia	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Hawaii	No DST	New Hampshire	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Washington	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Idaho	Mar 13 - Nov 6	New Jersey	Mar 13 - Nov 6	West Virginia	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Illinois	Mar 13 - Nov 6	New Mexico	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Wisconsin	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Indiana	Mar 13 - Nov 6	New York	Mar 13 - Nov 6	Wyoming	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Iowa	Mar 13 - Nov 6	North Carolina	Mar 13 - Nov 6
Kansas	Mar 13 - Nov 6	North Dakota	Mar 13 - Nov 6