Time in Namibia

**Time zones of Africa**:

Light Blue Cape Verde Time^[a] (UTC−1)

Blue Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Red
Central European Time
West Africa Time
(UTC+1)

Ochre
Central Africa Time
Eastern European Time
Egypt Standard Time
South African Standard Time
(UTC+2)

Green East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Turquoise
Mauritius Time^[b]
Seychelles Time^[b]
(UTC+4)
^a The islands of Cape Verde are to the west of the African mainland.
^b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively.

Namibia since September 2017 is in the Central Africa Time zone at UTC+02:00, congruous with South African Standard Time.

The country kept the time regulations of South Africa when it gained independence in 1990. Triggered by fears for children walking to school before sunrise, in 1993 the Namibian Time Bill was passed, stipulating the switch to Winter time as one of only a few countries in the world. Only the Zambezi Region in the far north-east remained at UTC+02:00. In the 2010s criticism of Namibian time regulations arose, mainly due to incompatibilities with South Africa, Namibia's main trading partner, and the hassle of different time regulations in the Caprivi Strip.

After public consultations the Namibian Time Bill 2017 was tabled in the National Assembly in February 2017 and passed by National Council in August.

Light Blue	Cape Verde Time^[a] (UTC−1)
Blue	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Red	Central European Time West Africa Time (UTC+1)
Ochre	Central Africa Time Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Green	East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise	Mauritius Time^[b] Seychelles Time^[b] (UTC+4)