[tz] Quintana Roo change to EST?

Steffen Thorsen thorsen at timeanddate.com
Wed Jan 14 15:43:21 UTC 2015


On 08/12/14 14:18 , Steffen Thorsen wrote:
> The Mexican state of Quintana Roo will likely change to EST in 2015, 
> by not
> going back from DST in October 2015. Its a bit unclear if they will 
> still observe
> DST the years after.
According to this source, Quintana Roo will change to EST as soon as 1 
February 2015 at 2am:
http://sipse.com/novedades/confirman-aplicacion-de-nueva-zona-horaria-para-quintana-roo-132331.html

Through Google Translate, it says "According to the authorities, the 
term of the new time zone start at two o'clock on the first Sunday of 
February, when we brought forward one hour actual[?] hours, so the clock 
will be three o'clock."

Also, the new zone will not use DST.

Best regards,
Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com


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