Daylight Saving Time is used in most of North America. Due to the continent's global position north of the equator, countries in North America usually start daylight saving time in March or April and end the usage in October through November. The countries of Canada, Mexico and the United States all utilize daylight saving time and each have some locations which both officially and unofficially do not observe daylight saving time.
Daylight Saving Time in the Caribbean is used by several countries, including the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Haiti, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The beginning and ending times vary for each nation.
For more information about North America daylight saving time usage, time zones and current times view the individual countries listed below.
Daylight Saving Time Usage in North America
| COUNTRY | DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME USAGE |
| Bahamas | The Bahamas do utilize daylight saving time. Bahamas started Daylight Saving Time on Bahamas ends Daylight Saving Time on Sunday November 4, 2018 at 2:00 AM local time. |
| Bermuda | Bermuda does utilize daylight saving time. Bermuda started Daylight Saving Time on Bermuda ends Daylight Saving Time on Sunday November 4, 2018 at 2:00 AM local time. |
| Canada | In most of Canada Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November areas on Daylight Saving Time return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time. Read the full article including some of the exceptions on ourCanada Daylight Saving Time page. Most of Canada started Daylight Saving Time on Most of Canada ends Daylight Saving Time on |
| Cuba | Cuba does utilize daylight saving time. Cuba started Daylight Saving Time on Cuba ends Daylight Saving Time on Sunday November 4, 2018 at 1:00 AM local time. |
| Greenland | Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time is used in Greenland, except in Danmarkshavn and Pituffik. In places observing Daylight Saving Time it begins on the last Sunday in March at 1:00 am UTC and ends on the last Sunday in October at 1:00 am UTC. Greenland uses the same daylight saving time rules as the rest of Europe. Read the full article including some of the exceptions on ourGreenland Time Zone page. Central Greenland including Nuuk started Daylight Saving Time on Nuuk, Greenland ended Daylight Saving Time on |
| Haiti | Haiti does utilize daylight saving time. Haiti started Daylight Saving Time on Haiti ends Daylight Saving Time on Sunday November 4, 2018 at 2:00 AM local time. |
| Mexico | In most of Mexico daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the first Sunday in April. On the last Sunday in October areas on daylight saving time fall back to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time. The state of Sonora does not observe daylight saving time. Ten Mexico municipalities, which share a border with the United States, begin daylight saving time three weeks earlier on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November which allows these ten border cities to observe a daylight saving time pattern consistent with the United States. Read the full article on our Mexico Daylight Saving Time page. Most of Mexico started Daylight Saving Time on Most of Mexico ended Daylight Saving Time on Ten Border Municipalities in Mexico started Daylight Saving Time on Ten Border Municipalities in Mexico ends Daylight Saving Time on |
| United States | In most of the United States Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November areas on Daylight Saving Time return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. Arizona, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe Daylight Saving Time. The Navajo Indian Nation in Arizona does utilize daylight saving time. Read the full article including some of the exceptions on our United States Daylight Saving Time page. Most of the United States started Daylight Saving Time on Most of the United States ends Daylight Saving Time on |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands will resume the use of daylight saving time in 2018. Turks and Caicos Islands started Daylight Saving Time on Sunday March 11, 2018 at 2:00 AM local time. Turks and Caicos Islands ends Daylight Saving Time on Sunday November 4, 2018 at 2:00 AM local time. |
