Windhoek is located in Namibia and uses the Africa/Windhoek timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. Windhoek does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:31 and sunset at 19:08 local time. The coordinates of Windhoek are 22.56°S, 17.07°E.

Today Windhoek gets 12 hours 37 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:49, about 49 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Windhoek shares its GMT+2 offset with Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Windhoek in?›

Windhoek is in the Africa/Windhoek timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC.

Does Windhoek observe daylight saving time?›

No. Windhoek does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+2.

What is the UTC offset for Windhoek?›

Windhoek is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.