Most of the world actually doesn’t do daylight saving time anymore; only about a third of countries still change their clocks, mainly in Europe, North America, and parts of South America and Oceania.

Who doesn’t do daylight savings?

Large parts of the globe skip daylight saving time completely.

  • Most of Asia – Countries across the continent generally stay on the same time all year.
  • Most of Africa – The entire continent has largely abandoned seasonal clock changes.
  • Russia and Turkey – Both countries ended daylight saving time and now stay on a fixed time year‑round.
  • Countries that recently stopped – In roughly the last decade, Azerbaijan, Iran, Jordan, Namibia, Russia, Samoa, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay and most of Mexico have all scrapped the practice.

Specific examples

Here are some concrete cases often mentioned in recent reports.

  • Russia – Abolished seasonal clock changes and remains on permanent time.
  • Turkey – Also abolished daylight saving and adopted a fixed year‑round time.
  • Most of Mexico – In 2022, Mexico ended daylight saving time across most of the country; only some northern border areas still follow it.
  • Other recent exits – Countries such as Azerbaijan, Iran, Jordan, Namibia, Samoa, Syria and Uruguay have likewise moved away from clock changes.

What about the United States?

In the U.S., most states still do daylight saving time, but a few places opt out.

  • States that don’t “do” daylight saving :
    • Hawaii – No daylight saving time.
    • Arizona – No daylight saving time, except for the Navajo Nation, which does observe it.
  • U.S. territories that don’t use it :
    • American Samoa
    • Guam
    • Northern Mariana Islands
    • Puerto Rico
    • U.S. Virgin Islands

These places stay on the same clock time all year instead of “springing forward” and “falling back.”

Big picture

Only about one‑third of countries worldwide still practice daylight saving time today, and about half of all countries tried it at some point in the past but later abandoned it. Many recent changes reflect concerns about health, energy use, and the hassle of changing clocks twice a year.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.