Oct 24, 2017, 12:00 midnight
| End DST: | Sunday, April 2, 2017 — 1 hour backward |
|---|---|
| Start DST: | Sunday, September 3, 2017 — 1 hour forward |
Apr 2
Back 1 hour
Apr 2, 2017 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, April 2, 2017, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 2, 2017, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Apr 2, 2017 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
More info:
Namibia Considers Removing DST
Sep 3
Forward 1 hour
Sep 3, 2017 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, September 3, 2017, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, September 3, 2017, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Sep 3, 2017 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
More info:
Namibia Adopts New Time Zone
Oct 24
No change
Oct 24, 2017 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
DST ended on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 12:00:00 midnight. However, clocks were not changed because Swakopmund switched time zones at the same time.
Daylight Saving Time in Other Years
DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.
| Year | DST End (Clock Backward) | DST Start (Clock Forward) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sunday, April 4, 2:00 am | Sunday, September 5, 2:00 am |
| 2011 | Sunday, April 3, 2:00 am | Sunday, September 4, 2:00 am |
| 2012 | Sunday, April 1, 2:00 am | Sunday, September 2, 2:00 am |
| 2013 | Sunday, April 7, 2:00 am | Sunday, September 1, 2:00 am |
| 2014 | Sunday, April 6, 2:00 am | Sunday, September 7, 2:00 am |
| 2015 | Sunday, April 5, 2:00 am | Sunday, September 6, 2:00 am |
| 2016 | Sunday, April 3, 2:00 am | Sunday, September 4, 2:00 am |
| * 2017 | Tuesday, October 24, 12:00 midnight | Sunday, September 3, 2:00 am |
| 2018 — 2019 | DST not observed | |
| All times are local for Swakopmund. * All or part of this period was on double DST. | ||
Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Swakopmund, however, we have earlier time zone history for Windhoek available.