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To clarify: Namibia had negative DST in (southern hemisphere) winter. They had UTC+1 in the winter (April to September) and UTC+2 in the summer. Now they're UT
by madcaptenor 8y ago
To clarify: Namibia had negative DST in (southern hemisphere) winter. They had UTC+1 in the winter (April to September) and UTC+2 in the summer. Now they're UTC+2 year-round, aligned with South Africa. The reason seems to be historical - if you're on year-round UTC+2, and you want to be on UTC+1 in winter/UTC+2 in summer, it's easier to say "we're setting the clocks back an hour in winter" than to say "we're setting the clocks back an hour year-round... and then forward an hour in summer."