These states don't observe daylight saving time. Here's why.

The chill of winter will soon give way to spring, which means a plethora of things for all of us to enjoy.

Baseball games, yard work (for those who enjoy such labor), the splendor of flowers and trees blooming are all coming along along with losing an hour of sleep.

Daylight saving time is coming and everyone will lose a little sleep. Well, almost everyone.

When does daylight saving time end in 2023?

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. When we "spring forward" in March, it's to add more daylight in the summer evenings. Daylight saving time ends Nov. 3. We gain an hour in November to accommodate for more daylight in the mornings.

Do all states observe daylight saving time?

Apparently, there are a number of people who've already been sleeping that extra hour. Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time.

Hawaii and Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) do not observe daylight saving time, and neither do the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Why do certain states not observe daylight saving time?

• Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time because the state decided there wasn't a good reason to have the sunset an hour later during the hottest months of the year. The only parts of Arizona that do follow daylight saving time are those within the Navajo Nation.

• Hawaii doesn't follow daylight saving time because of its location near the equator. Since it's so close, the amount of sunlight during the day doesn't vary much during the year.

Do all countries observe daylight saving time?

We're not alone in falling back and springing forward. Besides the U.S., daylight saving time is observed by other countries in North America, Europe and parts of Africa and Asia in the Northern Hemisphere summer, and in parts of South America and Oceania in the Southern Hemisphere summer, which is the opposite.

Emily DeLetter contributed to this story

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