Namibia to switch back to "winter time" in April 2017!

update (29 March 2017): I Love Swakopmund just posted on its facebook page that the office of the Erongo Regional Council has confirmed the winter time change to take place on 02 April 2017.

Namibia might currently be discussing the abolition of winter time (UTC+1), but as long as the Namibia Time Act of 1994, through which winter time was introduced in Namibia, is not getting replaced by the Namibia Time Act of 2017, which will see the implementation of a countrywide single standard time (UTC+2; summer time), time in Namibia will change from summer time to winter time on 02 April 2017. The official time change will take place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 01:00am). In case everything remains as it is in Namibia, time will change back to summer time on the first Sunday in September 2017 (03 September 2017). Time does not change in the Zambezi Region (until 2013 known as the Caprivi Region) in Namibia's north, as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes.

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Namibia: Daylight saving time resumes on 04 September 2016

Namibia switches back to daylight saving time on 04 September 2016. The Namibian time therefore changes from UTC+1 to UTC+2. The official time change will take place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 03:00am). The time will not change in the Zambezi Region, as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes. Daylight saving time in Namibia will end and summer time will beginn again on the first Sunday in April 2017 (02 April 2017).

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Namibia: Time changes from UTC +2 to UTC +1!

Namibian time will change from UTC+2 to UTC+1 on 03 April 2016. The official time change takes place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 01:00am). The time will change back to summer time on the first Sunday in September 2016 (4 September 2016). Time does not change in the Zambezi Region (until 2013 known as the Caprivi Region) in Namibia's north, as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes.

• Saturday, 02 April 2016 - Sunrise 07:00 (am) | Sunset 18:50 (pm)
• Sunday, 03 April 2016 - Sunrise 06h00 (am) | Sunset 17:49 (pm)
  Sunrise and sunset times may vary from place to place depending on latitude and longitude.

Namibia: Daylight saving time resumes on 06 September 2015

Just a quick reminder: Daylight saving time ended in Namibia already on the first Sunday in April, which happend to be the 05 April 2015. Time changed from UTC+2 to UTC+1. The official time change took place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 01:00am). Daylight saving time in Namibia will resume again on the first Sunday in September 2015 (06 Sept 2015).

Namibia: Daylight saving time resumes on 07 September 2014

Just a quick reminder: Daylight saving time ended in Namibia already on the first Sunday in April, which happend to be the 06 April 2014. Time changed from UTC+2 to UTC+1. The official time change took place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 01:00am). Daylight saving time in Namibia will resume again on the first Sunday in September 2014 (07 Sept 2013). Time does not change in the Zambezi Region (until 2013 known as the Caprivi Region) in Namibia's north, as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes.

Namibia: Daylight saving time from 01 September 2013

Namibia switches to daylight saving time on 01 September 2013. The Namibian time changes therefore from UTC+1 to UTC+2. The official time change will take place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 03:00am). The time will not change in the Caprivi (Zambezi), as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes. Daylight saving time in Namibia will end and summer time will beginn again on the first Sunday in April 2014 (6 April 2014).

• 30 September 2013 - sunrise: 06:03am | sunset: 17:41pm
• 02 September 2012 - sunrise: 07:02am | sunset: 18:42pm
  Sunrise and sunset times may vary from place to place depending on latitude and longitude.

Namibia: Daylight saving time ends on 07 April 2013

On 07 April 2012, Namibia will discontinue daylight saving time for about 5 month. Time will therefore change again from UTC+2 to UTC+1. The official time change will take place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 01:00am). Daylight saving time in Namibia will resume again on the first Sunday in September 2013 (01 Sept 2013). The time will not change in the Caprivi in Namibia's north, as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes. Only Mororcco and Namibia are currently using daylight saving time on the African continent.

• 06 April 2013 - sunrise: 07:01 | sunset: 18:46
• 07 April 2013 - sunrise: 06:02 | sunset: 17:45

Sunrise and sunset times may vary from place to place depending on latitude and longitude.

Namibia switches to daylight saving time on 02 September 2012

On 02 September 2012, Namibia will switch to daylight saving time and is therefore changing from UTC+1 to UTC+2. The time will change at 02:00am (forward clocks from 01:00am to 02:00am) with the exception of the Caprivi strip, as this area is not subject to the periodical time changes. Clocks in Namibia will get adjusted backwards to standard time again on 07 April 2012.
Mororcco and Namibia are currently the only African countries using daylight saving time.

• 01 September 2012 - sunrise: 06:02am | sunset: 17:52(pm)
• 02 September 2012 - sunrise: 07:01am | sunset: 18:42(pm)
  Sunrise and sunset times may vary from place to place depending on latitude and longitude.

Namibia: daylight saving time ends on 01 April 2012

On 01 April 2012, time in Namibia will change from UTC+2 to UTC+1. The time will change at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 01:00am). Time will not change in the Caprivi strip, as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes. Daylight saving time will resume again on 02 Sept 2012.
Only Mororcco and Namibia are currently using daylight saving time on the African continent.

31 March 2012 - sunrise: 06:59am | sunset: 18:52(pm)
01 April 2012 - sunrise: 06:00am | sunset: 17:51(pm)
Sunrise and sunset times may vary from place to place depending on latitude and longitude.

Namibia: Summer time starts on 05 September

On Sunday, 5 September 2010, Namibian time changes from winter time (UTC+1) to summer time  UTC +2. The time will change officially at 02:00am.

• 04 September 2010 > sunrise 05:59am > sunset 17:42pm
• 05 September 2010 > sunrise 06:58am > sunset 18:42pm

The time will not change in the Caprivi, as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes. The time will change back to winter time on 3 April 2011 (first Sunday in April).

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