Daylight saving time in Victoria finishes on Sunday, 5 April 2026, when clocks go back one hour at 3:00 am to 2:00 am.

Quick Scoop: Key Details

  • End date: Sunday, 5 April 2026.
  • Time change: At 3:00 am daylight time, clocks are wound back to 2:00 am standard time.
  • Rule in Victoria: Daylight saving ends on the first Sunday in April each year.
  • What you get: You gain an extra hour of sleep, with earlier sunrises and darker evenings.

How It Works (In Practice)

  1. Go to bed on Saturday night, 4 April 2026 as normal.
  1. Before you sleep (or when you wake up Sunday), turn analogue clocks back one hour.
  1. Phones, laptops and most digital devices will update automatically.

Think of it as “fall back”: clocks go back, and you get one more hour in your night.

Extra Notes for Victoria

  • The Victorian government confirms daylight saving runs from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.
  • For the 2025–2026 season, that’s from Sunday 5 October 2025 to Sunday 5 April 2026.
  • Victoria changes time in sync with NSW, ACT, Tasmania and South Australia.

TL;DR: If you’re in Victoria, turn your clocks back one hour in the early hours of Sunday 5 April 2026 – that’s when daylight saving finishes.

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