Alaska · AK · Time & calendar
Alaska: Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST
Alaska observes daylight saving time and has no enacted law to change that.
Federal law puts every state on daylight saving time unless the state opts out by law, and Alaska has not opted out. Federal time officials list only Arizona and Hawaii as states that skip it. Recent bills to drop daylight saving time, including 2025 HB 41 and 2026 SB 26, did not become law.
What the law says
However, DST is not observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the state of Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Indian Reservation, which does observe DST).
Sources
- NIST, Daylight Saving Time Official · nist.gov
- 15 U.S.C. 260a (Cornell LII) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
- NCSL, Daylight Saving Time State Legislation Secondary · ncsl.org
- U.S. Department of Transportation: Daylight Saving Time Official · transportation.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Alaska State Legislature
- Website
- akleg.gov
How bordering states compare
Alaska doesn't share a land border with another state.