Daylight Saving Time 2024 Ends Tomorrow. Here's When the Clocks Turn Back

 

With fall upon us and Halloween done and dusted for 2024, it's time to turn back our clocks. Get ready for darker afternoons and colder mornings -- the annual end of daylight saving time is here.

Standard time returns in autumn, when clocks are turned back an hour -- earning it the punny seasonal motto "fall back." It can be discombobulating, as people across most of the country shift clocks and try to adjust to a new schedule. Here's what you need to know about the fall time change.

When does daylight saving time end?

In the US, DST ends on the first Sunday of November at 2 a.m. local time. For 2024, that lands tomorrow, Nov. 3. Put a reminder on your calendar to change over any clocks that don't automatically make the switch. Many people find it helpful to change clocks right before bed rather than the next morning.

It's a little different across the world -- in the UK, daylight saving time ended last weekend, Oct. 27. And Down Under, where it's now spring, daylight saving time began a whole month ago, with the clocks going forward an hour on Oct. 6 throughout much of Australia. 

Here's a handy list of other countries that observe DST, and when it ends and begins in 2024.