Daylight saving time concludes: Trump going to end 'inconvenient, very costly' DST in US? All FAQs answered

Daylight saving time in 2025 will end on Sunday, November 2, when clocks "fall back" one hour. But the change to the standard time in the US won't be permanent until President Donald Trump officially follows through on his thoughts to end daylight saving time. Trump has expressed a desire to end daylight saving time, but this requires congressional approval. Most of the United States will "fall back" and gain an extra hour of sleep when DST 2025 ends on November 2.

Here's everything you need to about when Daylight Savings Time start, why it exists and more:

When does 2025 daylight savings time end in the US? Did the time change today?


In the US, clocks will fall back on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

When do clocks fall back back an hour to end daylight savings time in November?

Clocks will fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in the U.S.

When does 2026 daylight savings time change spring forward?

Clocks will spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, in 2026.

When does daylight savings time end permanently in the US?

Despite the Sunshine Protection Act being unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate in 2022, there is no permanent end in sight.

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Is Trump going to end daylight savings time in the US?

In December 2024, Trump said he planned to eliminate daylight saving time. He needs the approval of Congress in order to achieve this, and he had been urging them to approve. So far, 20 states have advocated for this by passing measures in recent years in favor of year-round daylight saving time. Conversation in Congress about the issue is ongoing.

"The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time," Trump said in December "Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation."

When does daylight saving time change occur in the US?

States that observe daylight saving time move their clocks forward by one hour on the second Sunday of March each spring. The practice ends on the first Sunday of November, when most states set their clocks back by one hour.

What states don't have daylight saving time in the US?

As of July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.

According to the website, states may exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law in accordance with the Uniform Time Act, as amended.

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Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?

No, according to almanac.com.

"Many Americans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from the beginning," Catherine Boeckmann wrote for almanac.com.

"When the war ended, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began speaking out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers."

When does 2025 daylight saving time spring forward start, DST fall back end?

Daylight saving time began on Sunday, March 9, and ends on Nov. 2 in 2025.

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