Daylight savings ends next weekend with clocks going backwards an hour at 3am: What Aussies need to know

Some people love it while others hate it, but it’s officially time to turn back the clocks as daylight saving time comes to an end once again.

Daylight saving time ends each year on the first weekend in April, and this year Sunday, April 7, is the date to turn the clocks back.

When does daylight saving time end?

Daylight saving time will end on Sunday, April 7 at 3 a.m. local time.

He won’t be back until 2am on Sunday, October 6.

What part of the country will be affected?

Residents of Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and South Australia will need to turn their clocks back one hour until 2am on April 7.

This means that those who wake up at 3 a.m. can set their clocks right then and there or make sure to do so before going to bed so they don’t miss the morning alarm.

The good news is that the time change will mean millions of Australians will now be able to sleep for an extra hour.

Queensland, the Northern Territory or Western Australia are not affected by the end of daylight saving time, as these regions do not observe time changes.

What will be the new time differences between states and territories?

However, several Australian states and territories will not be affected by the change, including Queensland and Western Australia (file image pictured).

Time zones won’t be everywhere starting April 7, as two of the five time zones will be removed as winter approaches.

Starting April 7, New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Queensland will be on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

The Northern Territory and South Australia will be half an hour behind Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

The town of Broken Hill in inland New South Wales also observes ACST due to its remoteness.

Western Australia will be two hours behind the AEST states and territories in Australian Western Standard Time (AWST).