Clocks, Coffee, and Confusion: Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend
Daylight saving time is coming to an end this weekend, marking that annual moment when clocks “fall back” one hour. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2025, Coloradans — along with most Americans — will set their clocks back and enjoy an extra hour of sleep. The change brings brighter mornings but much earlier sunsets, with nightfall arriving well before 7 p.m. Daylight saving time will return on the second Sunday in March 2026 when we “spring ahead” once again.
The tradition dates back to World War I, when Germany first adopted it to conserve energy by maximizing daylight hours. The U.S. followed suit, officially establishing daylight saving time under the 1918 Standard Time Act — which also created the country’s time zones. Later, the Uniform Time Act of 1966 standardized the start and end dates nationwide, and in 2005, Congress extended the practice to run from March through November.
While most states still follow the clock-changing ritual, Arizona and Hawaii have long opted out. Over the years, lawmakers have repeatedly tried to make daylight saving time permanent — even briefly doing so during World War II and again during the 1974 energy crisis. Recent federal bills, including one unanimously passed by the Senate in 2022, have stalled before becoming law. As a result, despite growing calls to “lock the clock,” Americans will continue the time-honored — and often debated — tradition of changing their clocks twice a year.
