Namibia time zone history
Daylight saving time was used in 24 years since 1970, last in 2017; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. The record holds 5 different UTC offsets, tied for the most among the 19 zones in Africa. On standard time, clocks at Windhoek run 52 minutes ahead of local mean solar time, the second-largest gap of the 12 zones on UTC+2 standard time whose clocks run ahead of the sun.
UTC+2
Standard time is UTC+2 (CAT) all year under the current rules.
Summer time in 24 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| February 8, 1892 | Local mean time (UTC+1:08:24) replaced | UTC+1:30 | numeric only |
| March 1, 1903 | Standard time forward 30 minutes | UTC+2 | SAST |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| 1942 | September 20 | not that year | 1 hour |
| 1943 | not that year | March 21 | 1 hour |
| Since 1970 | |||
| 1994 | September 4 | March 21 | 1 hour, WAT to CAT |
| 1995–2017 | first Sunday in September, 02:00 | first Sunday in April, 02:00 | 1 hour, WAT to CAT |
Also on UTC+2
South Africa, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Gaza (Palestine), Hebron (Palestine), Israel and Lebanon (nearest first; 12 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- South Africa (1,177 km): same time except 3,689 days in 1994–2017.
- Mozambique (1,613 km): same time except 3,689 days in 1994–2017.
- São Tomé and Príncipe (2,783 km): usually 2 hours behind; different on 4,054 days in 1994–2019.
- Kenya (3,184 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 3,689 days in 1994–2017.
- South Sudan (3,433 km): same time except 11,343 days in 1970–1985 and 1994–2021.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC+2 since 1903, tied second-longest run among the 9 zones in Africa with no change of standard time since 1970.