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What is CST (China) in WAT?

West Africa Time is 7 hours behind

China Standard Time is on UTC+8:00 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 Beijing
6:08:51 PM
Time in Lagos
11:08:51 AM
Difference
−7 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

Daylight saving

China Standard Time

No clock changes

China Standard Time stays on CST 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.

CST (China) to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from China Standard Time to West Africa Time. 7 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm CST, which is 9:00 am to 11:00 am WAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on CST (China): it can also mean the abbreviation CST is shared with US Central Time and Cuba Standard Time.

China Standard Time (CST) is used in the whole of China, which runs on one offset from Kashgar to Shanghai

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

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