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Clock Changes in Swakopmund, Namibia 2017

Last change: 2017
Oct
24
DST end

Oct 24, 2017, 12:00 midnight

End DST: Sunday, April 2, 2017 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, September 3, 2017 — 1 hour forward
Location of SwakopmundLocation

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.

Other years: 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST End (Clock Backward)DST Start (Clock Forward)
2010Sunday, April 4, 2:00 amSunday, September 5, 2:00 am
2011Sunday, April 3, 2:00 amSunday, September 4, 2:00 am
2012Sunday, April 1, 2:00 amSunday, September 2, 2:00 am
2013Sunday, April 7, 2:00 amSunday, September 1, 2:00 am
2014Sunday, April 6, 2:00 amSunday, September 7, 2:00 am
2015Sunday, April 5, 2:00 amSunday, September 6, 2:00 am
2016Sunday, April 3, 2:00 amSunday, September 4, 2:00 am
* 2017Tuesday, October 24, 12:00 midnightSunday, September 3, 2:00 am
2018 — 2019DST 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.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Swakopmund