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What is GST in WAT?

West Africa Time is 3 hours behind

Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 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 Dubai
4:03:59 PM
Time in Lagos
1:03:59 PM
Difference
−3 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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WAT — West Africa Time

1:00 pm

WAT, Fri

Daylight saving

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

Gulf Standard Time stays on GST 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.

GST to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from Gulf Standard Time to West Africa Time. 3 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm GST, which is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm WAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Gulf Standard Time (GST) is used in the UAE and Oman

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

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