Do I need to change my phone and computer manually?

No. Any device that syncs its time over the internet updates itself. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks usually need doing by hand.

Time Change Western Australia, Australia 2024

Q: Do the clocks change in Western Australia, Australia in 2024?

No. Western Australia, Australia does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so the clocks do not change at any point in 2024.

Q: Which way do the clocks go?

The usual mnemonic is "spring forward, fall back": clocks go forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.

2024 time change dates for Western Australia, Australia

Western Australia, Australia does not observe Daylight Saving Time

Western Australia has voted against Daylight Saving Time four times, most recently in 2009, and stays on Australian Western Standard Time all year.

Western Australia, Australia stays on AWST for the whole year.

Countdown to the next change

Background

The energy case for DST is weak by modern standards. A US Department of Energy study in 2008 found savings of about 0.5% of daily electricity use, and other studies have found no saving at all.
Germany and Austria-Hungary were the first countries to adopt DST nationally, in April 1916, as a wartime fuel-saving measure.
Roughly 70 countries use some form of DST, but they are concentrated in Europe and North America. Most of Africa and Asia do not.

Tips for Western Australia, Australia

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Check and replace smoke detector batteries when changing clocks - it's a good reminder!

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Be extra cautious driving the Monday after the spring time change - accident rates increase.

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Use the phrase 'Spring forward, fall back' to remember which direction to change your clocks.

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Consider the time change when scheduling meetings with people in other time zones.

Frequently asked questions

When do the clocks change in Western Australia, Australia in 2024?

They do not. Western Australia, Australia does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

Which way do the clocks go?

"Spring forward, fall back" is the usual mnemonic: forward one hour in spring, back one hour in autumn.

Do I have to change anything myself?

Phones, computers and anything that syncs over the internet update on their own. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks generally do not.

Is Daylight Saving Time being scrapped?

It has been proposed in many places and adopted in few. The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end mandatory clock changes and the change has stalled; in the United States the Sunshine Protection Act has repeatedly passed the Senate without becoming law. Most of the world that changes its clocks is still changing them.