Daylight saving time in Palestine
Palestine 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 Palestine is on October 24, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Palestine.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Apr 12, 2025,DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2026,DST end (fall back)Oct 24, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 27, 2027,DST end (fall back)Oct 30, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 25, 2028,DST end (fall back)Oct 28, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Apr 12, 2025, | Oct 25, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 28, 2026, | Oct 24, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 27, 2027, | Oct 30, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 25, 2028, | Oct 28, 2028, |
Frequently Asked Questions
Palestine 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 Palestine is on October 24, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
The primary IANA identifier for Palestine is Asia/Hebron. 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.