Clocks Return to Standard Time Across Southern California as Daylight Saving Time Ends

Residents will gain an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning but experience earlier sunsets around 5 p.m., prompting federal and local safety agencies to advise motorists and pedestrians to increase visibility precautions.

• •Clocks across Southern California roll back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, returning from daylight saving time to Pacific Standard Time.
• •Sunlight patterns shift to earlier daylight in the morning and earlier darkness in the evening, with sunset in Los Angeles occurring at about 5 p.m.
• •The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advises drivers to watch for pedestrians and children, particularly near school zones and bus stops.
• •The Pasadena Fire Department recommends using the time change to test smoke alarms, check carbon monoxide detector batteries, and practice fire escape plans.
• •Hawaii, most of Arizona, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands do not observe daylight saving time.
• •California voters approved Proposition 7 in 2018, granting the Legislature authority to change state time schedules under federal compliance.
• •Under current federal law, states can adopt standard time year-round but cannot keep daylight saving time year-round without congressional action.
• •The House previously voted 308-117 to approve the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) to make daylight saving time permanent, but the bill remains stalled in the Senate.
• •A Senate companion measure, S. 29, received a 16-12 committee vote in April 2025 but requires an additional vote to comply with attendance rules.