Daylight saving time in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island observes daylight saving time. Clocks move forward at the start of daylight saving time and move back when daylight saving time ends.
The next daylight saving transition in Norfolk Island is on October 4, 2026, when clocks move forward by 1 hour.
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Norfolk Island.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Oct 5, 2025,DST end (fall back)Apr 6, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Oct 4, 2026,DST end (fall back)Apr 5, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Oct 3, 2027,DST end (fall back)Apr 4, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Oct 1, 2028,DST end (fall back)Apr 2, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 5, 2025, | Apr 6, 2025, |
| 2026 | Oct 4, 2026, | Apr 5, 2026, |
| 2027 | Oct 3, 2027, | Apr 4, 2027, |
| 2028 | Oct 1, 2028, | Apr 2, 2028, |
Frequently Asked Questions
Norfolk Island observes daylight saving time. Clocks move forward at the start of daylight saving time and move back when daylight saving time ends.
The next daylight saving transition in Norfolk Island is on October 4, 2026, when clocks move forward by 1 hour.
The primary IANA identifier for Norfolk Island is Pacific/Norfolk. Operating systems and APIs use this identifier to compute the correct local time.
Clocks move forward by one hour when daylight saving time starts (commonly called "spring forward") and move back by one hour when it ends ("fall back").
Daylight saving time was originally introduced to align daylight hours with typical working hours during summer. Most countries that still observe DST do so by legislation; several have debated or introduced proposals to abolish it.
All DST transition dates come from the IANA Time Zone Database (tzdata), which is the authoritative source used by operating systems worldwide. Dates refresh on every IANA release.