When does daylight saving end in Australia, and do clocks go back or forward in April? Here’s when the time will change

Daylight savings 2026: clocks will go back an hour in some states when daylight saving time (DST) ends in Australia on Sunday 5 April 2025. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Clocks will move back one hour this April in many parts of Australia in preparation for winter.

Here’s what you need to know about the end of daylight saving – and how it will affect you.