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What is BRT in WAT?

West Africa Time is 4 hours ahead

Brasília Time is on UTC−3:00 and West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because neither zone observes daylight saving.

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WAT — West Africa Time

11:00 am

WAT, Fri

Time in São Paulo
7:00:48 AM
Time in Lagos
11:00:48 AM
Difference
+4 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

Daylight saving

Brasília Time

No clock changes

Brasília Time stays on BRT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

West Africa Time

No clock changes

West Africa Time stays on WAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

BRT to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from Brasília Time to West Africa Time. 4 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

12:00 am BRT
4:00 am WAT
1:00 am BRT
5:00 am WAT
2:00 am BRT
6:00 am WAT
3:00 am BRT
7:00 am WAT
4:00 am BRT
8:00 am WAT
5:00 am BRT
9:00 am WAT
6:00 am BRT
10:00 am WAT
7:00 am BRT
11:00 am WAT
8:00 am BRT
12:00 pm WAT
9:00 am BRT
1:00 pm WAT
10:00 am BRT
2:00 pm WAT
11:00 am BRT
3:00 pm WAT
12:00 pm BRT
4:00 pm WAT
1:00 pm BRT
5:00 pm WAT
2:00 pm BRT
6:00 pm WAT
3:00 pm BRT
7:00 pm WAT
4:00 pm BRT
8:00 pm WAT
5:00 pm BRT
9:00 pm WAT
6:00 pm BRT
10:00 pm WAT
7:00 pm BRT
11:00 pm WAT
8:00 pm BRT
12:00 am WAT+1 day
9:00 pm BRT
1:00 am WAT+1 day
10:00 pm BRT
2:00 am WAT+1 day
11:00 pm BRT
3:00 am WAT+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm BRT, which is 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm WAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Brasília Time (BRT) is used in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília. Brazil ended daylight saving in 2019.

West Africa Time (WAT) is used in Nigeria, Algeria, Angola and Cameroon

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