September 1 brought the start of meteorological fall. What’s next? The start of astronomical fall and then changing clocks for the end of daylight saving time.
The nights are getting longer again, and evening temperatures are dropping. Soon, leaves will start changing color, and the sun will set even earlier once we set our clocks back one hour.
When is daylight saving time this year? When does it begin and end in 2025? When do we have to change the clocks? Why do we do it? Is Ohio keeping daylight saving time? Here’s what to know.
When does the time change in 2025? When do the clocks change back?
Daylight saving time will end on Nov. 2, 2025, at 2 a.m., according to USA TODAY.
Additionally, daylight saving time will end slightly earlier in 2025 compared to other years. We turn the clocks back the first Sunday in November, so Nov. 2 is almost the earliest opportunity to fall back. In 2026, daylight saving time will end on Sunday, Nov. 1.
When did daylight saving time start this year?
This year, it began on March 9, 2025, at 2 a.m., according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Do we get an extra hour of sleep in November?
Yes. We will gain a chance to grab an extra hour of sleep the night the clocks change.
When does daylight saving time begin in 2026?
Daylight saving time will begin again on March 8, 2026.
Why do we have daylight saving time? Why do the clocks change?
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the general idea of daylight saving time is to make better use of natural daylight and conserve energy during the summer months.
What happens when daylight saving time ends?
When daylight saving time ends, it means it’s time to set our clocks back one hour.
Unlike spring and summer, when the Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight, we have longer nights during the fall and winter. The sun will set earlier in the day for the remainder of the fall, thanks in part to the time change, making it darker earlier each day.
Before long, it will be time to start paying closer attention to the winter weather predictions for Ohio and the rest of the United States.
Will daylight saving time be eliminated in Ohio?
Ohio has attempted to make daylight saving time a permanent observation.
In 2023, Ohio’s House of Representatives passed a resolution, the Sunshine Uniformity Act of 2023, to urge Congress to permanently observe daylight saving time. Its status remains pending, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The recently introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, introduced in Ohio’s 136th assembly, remains in committee as of September 2025.
At the federal level, the Sunshine Act of 2022 passed the U.S. Senate. This bill sought to make daylight saving time permanent. However, it was not adopted by the House of Representatives and needs to be reintroduced.
What U.S. states don’t observe daylight saving time?
Arizona and Hawaii don’t observe daylight savings, according to CBS.
Additionally, several U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, also do not observe daylight saving time.
When is the first day of fall?
The meteorological start of fall is Sept. 1. This year, that date coincided with Labor Day 2025.
Astronomical fall arrives a bit later in September, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
When is the autumnal equinox? When is the official first day of fall?
The autumnal equinox happens on Monday, Sept. 22, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. It will occur at 2:19 p.m. ET and will occur at the same time worldwide.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: When does daylight saving time end? When do we fall back? What to know
