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What is BST in WAT?

West Africa Time is 1 hour ahead

British Time is on UTC+0:00 and West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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WAT — West Africa Time

9:00 am

WAT, Sat

Time in London
8:29:09 AM
Time in Lagos
9:29:09 AM
Difference
+1 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

British Time and West Africa Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 28, 2027West Africa Time is 1 hour ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027West Africa Time is the same time
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsWest Africa Time is 1 hour ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

British Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 1:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on BST after that.

West Africa Time

No clock changes

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

BST to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from British Time to West Africa Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm GMT, which is 10:00 am to 6:00 pm WAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on BST: it can also mean Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6). This page means British Summer Time.

British Time (GMT) is used in the whole United Kingdom. In winter the UK is on GMT; from late March to late October it is on BST, an hour ahead.

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

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