Daylight saving time ends soon. When do clocks fall back in Kansas & Missouri?
Nearly all of the country will trade evening sunlight for an extra hour of sleep this weekend, including the Kansas City area.
The end of daylight saving time is this weekend in the Midwest, meaning clocks will “fall back” one hour.
Most of the United States begins daylight saving time on the second Sunday in March ahead of spring. The states revert to standard time on the first Sunday in November.
This year, daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m. Instead of seeing 2 a.m. on your smart devices, the time will fall back to 1 a.m. Don’t forget to turn any manual clocks back an hour, too.
How quickly will we lose sunlight in Kansas City?
The days get shorter in sunlight until Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year.
Check out these sunrise and sunset times coming up in Kansas City, according to the website Time and Date.
- Oct: 30: 7:44 a.m. sunrise, 6:19 p.m. sunset
- Nov. 2, end of daylight saving time: 6:47 a.m. sunrise, 5:15 p.m. sunset
- Nov. 15: 7:01 a.m. sunrise, 5:03 p.m. sunset
- Nov. 30: 7:17 a.m. sunrise, 4:56 p.m. sunset
- Dec. 15: 7:30 a.m. sunrise, 4:56 p.m. sunset
- Dec. 21, winter solstice: 7:34 a.m. sunrise, 4:59 p.m. sunset
Why do we lose daylight?
As the Earth orbits around the sun, our planet is tilted at a 23.5 degree angle. When North America is tilted away from the sun, we experience both cooler weather and more time in the dark.
Eighteen states have passed bills opting to adopt daylight saving time as the permanent standard time, but the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation.
Both 2025 versions of the bill fizzled out in a congressional committee.
The Star’s Eleanor Nash contributed to this report.
