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Does Cape Verde have daylight saving time?

No. Cape Verde does not change its clocks. It stays on UTC−1 all year.

Cape Verde has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970. Its standard time changed more recently, in 1975.

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Questions people ask

Does Cape Verde have daylight saving time?

No. Cape Verde does not change its clocks. It stays on UTC−1 all year.

When did Cape Verde last change its clocks?

Cape Verde has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970. Its standard time changed more recently, in 1975.

What time zone is Cape Verde in?

Cape Verde uses UTC−1. See the current time in Cape Verde.

Source: IANA time zone database, version 2026e, the same data phones and computers use. History is shown from 1970, the period the database documents reliably.