Haiti will change to summer time on 11th March 2012

Under the new president, Michel Martelly, Haiti will use summer time this year, from 11 March to 4 November 2012. The clocks go forward one hour at 02:00 on 11 March, to 03:00.^[1] Haiti did not use daylight saving time from 2007 to 2011, the years of former President René Préval's administration.

The President's order came on 7 March 2012: after a five-year break, Haiti will again change its clocks twice a year, between summer time and standard time. The aim is to save energy in the summer months. Everyone was asked to adjust to the new rule.

Update, 26 October 2026: Haiti used daylight saving time from 2012 to 2015, skipped it in 2016, and has used it again every year since 2017, on the same dates as the USA; in 2026 the dates are 8 March and 1 November 2026.^[1][2]