What is NZST in WAT?

West Africa Time is 11 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+12:00 and West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Auckland: 12:04:16 AM
Time in Lagos: 1:04:16 PM
Difference: −11 h
Next clock change: September 27, 2026

Convert a time

NZST — New Zealand Time

WAT — West Africa Time

1:00 pm

WAT, Fri, the previous day

When the difference changes

New Zealand 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:

Now – September 27, 2026West Africa Time is 11 hours behind
September 27, 2026 – April 4, 2027West Africa Time is 12 hours behind
April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027West Africa Time is 11 hours behind
September 26, 2027 – onwardsWest Africa Time is 12 hours behind

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

New Zealand Time

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on NZDT after that.

West Africa Time

No clock changes

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

NZST to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, September 26, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to West Africa Time. 11 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Auckland and one in Lagos — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Auckland is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Lagos.

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