Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1, 2026: is the change still on?

With October here, a lot of people are asking whether we still change the clocks this year. The answer is yes. Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. At 2 a.m., clocks fall back one hour to 1 a.m., which gives most people an extra hour of sleep that night.

There has been talk of ending the switch. The U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act on July 14, 2026, which would make daylight saving time permanent all year. According to AccuWeather, as of September the bill had not passed the Senate or become law, so the usual schedule stays in place for now.

Once the clocks change, sunset will come about an hour earlier in the evening, and mornings will be lighter. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time, so their clocks stay put, although the Navajo Nation in Arizona does make the change.

Most phones and computers update on their own. Car clocks, microwaves, ovens and some wall clocks usually do not, and those are the ones that cause confusion on Monday morning.

With a month to go, you can plan one small thing now, such as moving an evening walk or a child's outdoor play time a little earlier in November so it still happens in daylight.