Africa/Windhoek

Time zone identifier: Africa/Windhoek

Current civil offset: +02:00 (CAT)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1892-02-07

Local Mean Time (LMT): +01:08:24 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 53 transitions across 5 distinct offsets

Associated countries: NA

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Africa/Windhoek shifted between 5 distinct offsets from 1892-02-07 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (53 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1892-02-07T22:51:36Z`	`1892-02-08 00:21:36`	+01:08:24 → +01:30	`+0130`	No	gap
`1903-02-28T22:30:00Z`	`1903-03-01 00:30:00`	+01:30 → +02:00	`SAST`	No	gap
`1942-09-20T00:00:00Z`	`1942-09-20 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`SAST`	Yes	gap
`1943-03-20T23:00:00Z`	`1943-03-21 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`SAST`	No	overlap
`1990-03-20T22:00:00Z`	`1990-03-21 00:00:00`	+02:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	offset-only
`1994-03-20T22:00:00Z`	`1994-03-20 23:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`1994-09-04T01:00:00Z`	`1994-09-04 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`1995-04-02T00:00:00Z`	`1995-04-02 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`1995-09-03T01:00:00Z`	`1995-09-03 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`1996-04-07T00:00:00Z`	`1996-04-07 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`1996-09-01T01:00:00Z`	`1996-09-01 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`1997-04-06T00:00:00Z`	`1997-04-06 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`1997-09-07T01:00:00Z`	`1997-09-07 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`1998-04-05T00:00:00Z`	`1998-04-05 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`1998-09-06T01:00:00Z`	`1998-09-06 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`1999-04-04T00:00:00Z`	`1999-04-04 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`1999-09-05T01:00:00Z`	`1999-09-05 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2000-04-02T00:00:00Z`	`2000-04-02 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2000-09-03T01:00:00Z`	`2000-09-03 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2001-04-01T00:00:00Z`	`2001-04-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2001-09-02T01:00:00Z`	`2001-09-02 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2002-04-07T00:00:00Z`	`2002-04-07 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2002-09-01T01:00:00Z`	`2002-09-01 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2003-04-06T00:00:00Z`	`2003-04-06 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2003-09-07T01:00:00Z`	`2003-09-07 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2004-04-04T00:00:00Z`	`2004-04-04 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2004-09-05T01:00:00Z`	`2004-09-05 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2005-04-03T00:00:00Z`	`2005-04-03 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2005-09-04T01:00:00Z`	`2005-09-04 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2006-04-02T00:00:00Z`	`2006-04-02 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2006-09-03T01:00:00Z`	`2006-09-03 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2007-04-01T00:00:00Z`	`2007-04-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2007-09-02T01:00:00Z`	`2007-09-02 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2008-04-06T00:00:00Z`	`2008-04-06 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2008-09-07T01:00:00Z`	`2008-09-07 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2009-04-05T00:00:00Z`	`2009-04-05 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2009-09-06T01:00:00Z`	`2009-09-06 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2010-04-04T00:00:00Z`	`2010-04-04 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2010-09-05T01:00:00Z`	`2010-09-05 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2011-04-03T00:00:00Z`	`2011-04-03 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2011-09-04T01:00:00Z`	`2011-09-04 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2012-04-01T00:00:00Z`	`2012-04-01 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2012-09-02T01:00:00Z`	`2012-09-02 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2013-04-07T00:00:00Z`	`2013-04-07 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2013-09-01T01:00:00Z`	`2013-09-01 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2014-04-06T00:00:00Z`	`2014-04-06 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2014-09-07T01:00:00Z`	`2014-09-07 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2015-04-05T00:00:00Z`	`2015-04-05 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2015-09-06T01:00:00Z`	`2015-09-06 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2016-04-03T00:00:00Z`	`2016-04-03 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2016-09-04T01:00:00Z`	`2016-09-04 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap
`2017-04-02T00:00:00Z`	`2017-04-02 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`WAT`	Yes	overlap
`2017-09-03T01:00:00Z`	`2017-09-03 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CAT`	No	gap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: africa (Lines 1052 to 1058)

Rearguard section, for parsers lacking negative DST; see ziguard.awk.
Rule	Namibia	1994	only	-	Mar	21	0:00	0	WAT
Rule	Namibia	1994	2017	-	Sep	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	CAT
Rule	Namibia	1995	2017	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	0	WAT
End of rearguard section.

Zone	NAME		STDOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]

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.