It's almost that time of year again; the air gets crisper, the leaves change colors and, on the first Sunday in November, the clocks fall back.

Well, maybe not all clocks are falling back. While the rest of us take an extra hour snooze thanks to Daylight Saving Time, folks in Arizona won't have to go through the trouble of changing the clocks on their stoves or microwaves!

That's because Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time! The state stays on Mountain Standard Time (MST) year-round. However, there is an exception: the Navajo Nation, located in the northeastern part of Arizona, does observe DST. This creates a unique situation where parts of Arizona follow DST, while the rest of the state does not.

Why Doesn't Arizona Observe Daylight Saving Time?

Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) primarily because of its hot climate. The idea behind DST is to extend daylight hours into the evening, which can save energy by reducing the need for artificial lighting. However, in Arizona, especially during the summer, the extra daylight in the evening would lead to increased use of air conditioning, as temperatures can remain extremely high well into the evening.

By staying on Standard Time year-round, Arizonans avoid the extended daylight during the hottest part of the day, which helps reduce energy consumption and keeps evening temperatures slightly more tolerable. The state opted out of DST in 1968 under the Uniform Time Act, which allows states to choose whether or not to participate.

Other states that don't observe Daylight Saving Time are  Hawaii and then Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands — all of which are U.S. territories — also forgo the practice.

Throughout the years, many have debated whether we should continue observing Daylight Saving Time, and it looks like Arizona made that decision in stone back in 1968. This is the Daylight Saving Time I'm okay with, because we get an extra hour of sleep- I'm not too keen on the one where we lose an hour of sleep!