Rankings
The Worst Nights of Sleep of the Year
The worst night of sleep in 2026 so far was Saturday, March 7, 2026 (Daylight saving time starts (US & Canada)), when people got 8 minutes less sleep than on a typical Saturday.
We compare every night of the year with the same weekday in the weeks around it, then rank them. Some of the worst nights are holidays and clock changes; some are a mystery. Hover over any day in the calendar to see how it compared.
Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure
Worst night
Mar 7
−8 min sleep · Daylight saving time starts (US & Canada)
Most restless night
Aug 20
+6% wake-ups
Best night
Sep 6
+11 min sleep
Nights analysed
305
In 2026
What the data shows
- 2 of the 10 worst nights of 2026 were holidays, clock changes or other events we track.
- The best night of the year, Sunday, September 6, 2026, brought 11 extra minutes of sleep.
Every night of 2026, compared with normal
Orange: less sleep than a typical night · Blue: more
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
The 10 worst nights of sleep in 2026
Minutes of sleep lost vs the same weekday in surrounding weeks
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Rank | Night | Event | Sleep vs normal | Wake-ups vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, March 7, 2026 | Daylight saving time starts (US & Canada) | −8 min | <1% |
| 2 | Sunday, January 4, 2026 | −6 min | <1% | |
| 3 | Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | −5 min | +1% | |
| 4 | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | −5 min | −3% | |
| 5 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | −5 min | −2% | |
| 6 | Friday, January 2, 2026 | Full moon | −5 min | +3% |
| 7 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | −5 min | <1% | |
| 8 | Sunday, April 26, 2026 | −5 min | +1% | |
| 9 | Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | −5 min | +3% | |
| 10 | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | −5 min | +1% |
The best nights of 2026
- 1.Sunday, September 6, 2026+11 min
- 2.Sunday, May 24, 2026+10 min
- 3.Sunday, April 5, 2026+7 min
- 4.Sunday, February 15, 2026+7 min
- 5.Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Clocks go back (UK)+7 min
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Figures are anonymised averages from Sleepiest app users who track their sleep, not a representative sample of the population. Nights are compared with the same weekday in the surrounding weeks. Groups with too few sleepers are never shown. Methodology