Las Vegas loses an hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026. At 2:00 AM, clocks jump straight to 3:00 AM. The city gets that hour back on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when 2:00 AM rewinds to 1:00 AM. That is daylight saving time in Las Vegas: forward in spring, back in autumn, same as every other place on Pacific Time that observes DST.
DST 2026 dates for Las Vegas
Las Vegas runs on Pacific Time. Winter means Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8). Summer means Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
| Event | Date | Local time change |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward 2026 | Sunday, 8 March | 2:00 AM → 3:00 AM |
| Fall back 2026 | Sunday, 1 November | 2:00 AM → 1:00 AM |
| Spring forward 2027 | Sunday, 14 March | 2:00 AM → 3:00 AM |
| Fall back 2027 | Sunday, 7 November | 2:00 AM → 1:00 AM |
Every Pacific Time jurisdiction that observes DST flips at the same instant.
Why Las Vegas observes DST
Nevada chose DST under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 and has never opted out. The current dates come from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which took effect in 2007. Before that, DST ran from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. Now it starts the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November.
Does daylight saving time affect Las Vegas casino hours?
No. Casinos never close. Bars pour alcohol 24/7 in Nevada. The Strip keeps its own rhythm. A one‑hour clock jump does not touch 24‑hour operations.
Sleep and schedules. Spring forward costs an hour. Fall back gives one back. Hotel check‑in stays 3:00 PM. Check‑out stays 11:00 AM. Neither moves for DST.
Flights. Airlines run on local departure and arrival times. A flight leaving during the spring switch departs at the new local time. Set a manual alarm. If your phone loses connectivity overnight, the automatic update might miss.
Business hours. Banks, post offices and government offices shift their posted hours with the clock. They do not run a separate schedule.
Sunlight. On the June solstice (21 June 2026), Las Vegas gets 14 hours 37 minutes of daylight. On the December solstice (21 December 2026), it gets 9 hours 42 minutes. DST pushes that daylight later into the evening all summer.
Is Las Vegas the same time as Arizona during daylight saving?
Not in winter. Arizona rejects DST. It sits on Mountain Standard Time (MST, UTC−7) all year.
| Season | Las Vegas | Phoenix | Difference | |---|---|---| | Summer (PDT) | PDT (UTC−7) | MST (UTC−7) | Same time | | Winter (PST) | PST (UTC−8) | MST (UTC−7) | Las Vegas 1 hour behind |
In summer the two cities share a clock. In winter Las Vegas trails by an hour. The mix‑up catches visitors constantly.
Drive from Las Vegas to Phoenix in January and you gain an hour at the state line. Drive in July and nothing changes. The border is a DST boundary, not a time‑zone boundary.
What should Las Vegas visitors check after the clocks change?
Most phones and computers update on their own. Analogue clocks, older microwaves and car dashboards do not. Set them manually the night before.
Travelling between Las Vegas and Phoenix? Verify the current offset before you schedule a call or meeting.
For more on the Arizona split, see Las Vegas vs Phoenix Time: When They Match & Diverge. For how Nevada landed on Pacific Time, see Las Vegas Time Zone History: Railroads to Today. For surviving the transition weekend, see Las Vegas DST Transition Survival Guide.