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What is HKT in WAT?

West Africa Time is 7 hours behind

Hong Kong Time is on UTC+8:00 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 Hong Kong
8:53:17 PM
Time in Lagos
1:53:17 PM
Difference
−7 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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WAT — West Africa Time

1:00 pm

WAT, Fri

Daylight saving

Hong Kong Time

No clock changes

Hong Kong Time stays on HKT 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.

HKT to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from Hong Kong Time to West Africa Time. 7 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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

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