These states, U.S. territories don't observe daylight saving time
Summary
Most of the United States observes daylight saving time, but two states and five U.S. territories do not. Federal law lets states opt out of the clock change, but states cannot adopt permanent daylight saving time without congressional action.Key Facts
- Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, except in the Navajo Nation.
- Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time.
- American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands do not observe daylight saving time.
- The article gives March 8, 2026, as the date clocks move forward and November 1, 2026, as the date they move back.
- The Uniform Time Act of 1966 allows states to opt out of daylight saving time without Department of Transportation approval.
- States cannot independently change time zones or the length of daylight saving time.
- Arizona opted out in 1968, citing its hot desert climate; Hawaii officials chose not to change schedules in 1967.
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