Clocks in Cuba will not be set back 1 hour as planned on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Cuba has canceled this year’s fall clock change and will keep Daylight Saving Time (DST) until Nov 7, 2027, to ease power shortages.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) announced the decision in a joint information note. The official statement attributes the decision to the electricity crisis affecting the island nation, saying the shortage of fuel for power generation is caused by the U.S. embargo.
To compensate for darker mornings, the start of school and work will be delayed by 30 minutes from November 1, 2026, to March 14, 2027. Cuba’s next clock change is scheduled for November 7, 2027, when clocks go back 1 hour and the country returns to standard time. However, since this is a government decision responding to an ongoing electricity crisis, the schedule could be revised again.
The 2026-2027 decision is the first time since 2006 that Cuba is skipping a fall clock change. From March 2004 to October 2006, Cuba stayed on Daylight Saving Time year-round.
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