Do the clocks go back in Autumn and forward in Spring in every Country or what?

Answer 1

Going from winter to summer, the length of the day and night changes a lot in countries that are far away from the equator. These countries need to change their time in order to save on their electricity bills.

But in countries that are close to the equator, the length of the day and night doesn't change much during the year. And there is no advantage for them to change their time.

When you live right on the equator, then the length of your day and night are always 12 hours exactly throughout the year.

Answer 2

I think it's true that they do in the USA, the UK and most parts of Europe. Japan doesn't do it, and I don't think China does- if those two don't, probably a lot of other Asian countries won't either. I bet Australia does though.

It's supposed to be an energy saving measure, but I can't get my head around it. We put the clocks back to get more daylight in the morning, but we 'lose' an hours worth of daylight in the evening. What? Anyway, my answer is that they don't go back in every country, each is different. I'm not going to rabbit on too much in this answer.

Though, you might be interested to know that China doesn't do time zones either. The country is the size of Europe, but the time in Beijing is the time that the rest of the country has. It means that 6.00 am in Tibet is not the morning, it's actually somewhere in the middle of the night... there, a little bit extra for you xxx.

Answer 3

No. Every country has its own laws and customs.

Here in England we stayed on BST for several years in the 70s, but changed back to mixing it up. I don't know why, the whole world should all used a standard time system.

And while we are on, standardise distance and hence volume, mass, currency and all drive on the left, then the world would be much more civilised.

Answer 4

in the uk the clocks go forward in spring and back in the autumn

Answer 5

For those that do switch to daylight saving time, there seem to be several rules that deturmine the days of switch-over & switch-back. In the UK it is:
Start DST: last Sunday in March
End DST: next Sunday in Oct which is >= 23rd day of month

It happens at 2am to minimise disruption.

Answer 6

each country is different. even some states do not adhere to the spring forward fall back time change.

Answer 7

No - Each Country is different
- some do and some dont

Answer 8

Here in UK its "SPRING" forward "FALL "(Autumn ) back

Answer 9

Or what.

Answer 10

what