Daylight saving time in Africa

**Time zones of Africa**:

Light Blue Cape Verde Time^[a] (UTC−1)

Blue Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Red
Central European Time
West Africa Time
(UTC+1)

Ochre
Central Africa Time
Eastern European Time
Egypt Standard Time
South African Standard Time
(UTC+2)

Green East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Turquoise
Mauritius Time^[b]
Seychelles Time^[b]
(UTC+4)
^a The islands of Cape Verde and Canary Islands are to the west of the African mainland.
^b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively.

African countries, apart from Egypt, do not use daylight saving time (DST) although some did in the past. Only the territories of the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla (Spain) and Madeira (Portugal) implement DST from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Although these regions politically belong to Europe, they are geographically part of Africa. They have DST schedules according to European Union rules.

Light Blue	Cape Verde Time^[a] (UTC−1)
Blue	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Red	Central European Time West Africa Time (UTC+1)
Ochre	Central Africa Time Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Green	East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise	Mauritius Time^[b] Seychelles Time^[b] (UTC+4)