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What is EAT in WAT?

West Africa Time is 2 hours behind

East Africa Time is on UTC+3:00 and West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks together.

Time in Nairobi
3:53:16 PM
Time in Lagos
1:53:16 PM
Difference
−2 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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WAT — West Africa Time

1:00 pm

WAT, Fri

Daylight saving

East Africa Time

No clock changes

East Africa Time stays on EAT 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.

EAT to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from East Africa Time to West Africa Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

East Africa Time (EAT) is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia

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

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