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 05:49 and sunset at 19:24 local time. The coordinates of Windhoek are 22.56°S, 17.07°E.

Today Windhoek gets 13 hours 35 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:36, about 36 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Windhoek shares its GMT+2 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Kyiv, Sofia, Riga. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Windhoek from…

From	Gap	Call at (Windhoek time)
🇿🇦 Cape Town	same time	09:00–17:00
🇨🇩 Kinshasa	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇨🇬 Brazzaville	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇦🇴 Luanda	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+2h	09:00–15:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Windhoek in?›

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

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).

Is Windhoek ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Windhoek is 2 hours ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Windhoek in UTC?›

09:00 in Windhoek is 07:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+2 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Windhoek today?›

Today the sun rises in Windhoek at 05:49 and sets at 19:24 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.