Australians in several states are poised to enjoy an extra hour of sleep as clocks fall back an hour for the conclusion of daylight saving time in April. This change will result in earlier sunrises and sunsets. Here’s a comprehensive overview of the end of daylight saving time in Australia for 2024
Daylight saving time will conclude on Sunday, April 7th at 3 am, reverting the clocks back to 2 am. This adjustment grants an extra hour to individuals residing in regions observing daylight saving time on the first Sunday of April. Conversely, on Sunday, October 6th at 2 am, clocks will spring forward, resulting in a loss of an hour.
Residents of the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia will remain unaffected by these time changes. However, those in Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Tasmania, and South Australia will need to adapt to the new time. Notably, major nations such as China and India also do not observe daylight saving time.
As daylight saving time ends, Australia’s time zone complexity diminishes slightly, reducing from five time zones during the summer to three. Starting from April 7th, Queensland, NSW, the ACT, Victoria, and Tasmania will operate on Australian Eastern Standard Time. Northern Territory and South Australia will be half an hour behind on Australian Central Standard Time, with the exception of Broken Hill, NSW, which also follows ACST instead of AEDT. Western Australia will be an hour and a half behind, making it two hours behind the eastern states, on Australian Western Standard Time.
