The Future Of Daylight Saving Time: Montana's Potential Shift

It's coming and there's nothing we can do to stop it- at least for now. This weekend you will need to change your clocks ahead an hour on Sunday, March 9th at 2 a.m. The world will magically jump from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., as Montana goes back to Daylight Saving Time. On a side note, Daylight Saving Time is not plural. It's "Saving" not "Savings".

These days most clocks automatically change the time for you, but there is always one or two that have to manually changed, don't forget about those.

The only one in my household who gets excited about the time change each spring is my dog. He gets excited that he will be able to eat an hour earlier than usual. Other than my dog, I don't know anyone who likes the clock changes.

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There is a possibility that we could be doing away with clock changes in Montana one of these days. Utah is another state that recently introduced legislation to eliminate clock changes. If they pass it, Montana will be one step closer with eliminating it too.

The numbers are in for Montana's interest in Daylight Saving Time. According to BetMissouri.com, Montana is tied for 6th for the amount of online search interest in Daylight Saving Time. Almost all of the states in the West are interested in that topic. The state with the most searches is Utah, followed by Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, and Nevada.

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More than half the country doesn't want to change their clocks anymore. According to Gallup, support for Daylight Saving Time has been on the decline since 1999. In 2025, 54% of Americans are not in favor of Daylight Saving Time and 40% are for it. Montana has wanted to do away with changing our clocks for years now.

Whether you are for it, or against it, it's happening again this weekend. Make sure you get some sleep when you can because next week we will all be feeling it when the clock reads an hour later than what your body feels.