Africa/Gaborone

Time zone identifier: Africa/Gaborone

Current civil offset: +02:00 (CAT)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1884-12-31

Local Mean Time (LMT): +01:43:40 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 4 transitions across 4 distinct offsets

Associated countries: BW

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Africa/Gaborone shifted between 4 distinct offsets from 1884-12-31 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (4 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1884-12-31T22:16:20Z`	`1884-12-31 23:46:20`	+01:43:40 → +01:30	`SAST`	No	overlap
`1903-02-28T22:30:00Z`	`1903-03-01 00:30:00`	+01:30 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`1943-09-19T00:00:00Z`	`1943-09-19 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`CAST`	Yes	gap
`1944-03-18T23:00:00Z`	`1944-03-19 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	overlap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: backzone (Lines 309 to 313)

Botswana
From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
Milne says they were regulated by the Cape Town Signal in 1899;
assume they switched to 2:00 when Cape Town did.

Attributed Statements:

Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):

Milne says they were regulated by the Cape Town Signal in 1899; assume they switched to 2:00 when Cape Town did.

Years on Record

Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule

tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.