As the changing of the clocks approaches, the annual shift to daylight saving time (DST) remains a divisive issue. Some people love the extra daylight and others find it disruptive to their schedules.
The disagreement is partly due to geography, as the effects of DST vary depending on location. Over the past 10 years, Azerbaijan, Iran, Jordan, Namibia, Russia, Samoa, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay and most of Mexico have all stopped moving their clocks twice a year.
In this video, Modus explains the complexity of DST across multiple time zones and looks at reasons for and against “locking the clock” rather than changing it twice a year.
Would the built environment benefit if those countries that switch to DST ended the practice of ‘spring forward, fall back’?
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This article was first published on 2 November 2023 and republished with extra information on 14 October 2024.
