Namibia · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Walvis Bay, Namibia runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Walvis Bay and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Walvis Bay lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Walvis Bay and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Walvis Bay lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Walvis Bay and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Walvis Bay lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Walvis Bay.
Practical Info
Walvis Bay (Namibia) is home to roughly 62K people. Today brings about 10.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:42, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 23° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Namibia
Capital
Windhoek
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Windhoek
Coordinates
22.96°S, 14.51°E
Currency
NAD ($)
Calling Code
+264
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Walvis Bay lagoon supports up to 100,000 birds at times, including large flamingo populations, and is a Ramsar wetland. South Africa held the town as an enclave until 1994, four years after Namibian independence.
The clock: Walvis Bay keeps UTC+2. Its deep-water port is Namibia's main sea access and a growing gateway for landlocked neighbours.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap