What is NZST in WET?

Western European Time is 11 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+12:00 and Western European Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. Western European Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read WEST. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Auckland: 12:04:32 AM
Time in Lisbon: 1:04:32 PM
Difference: −11 h
Next clock change: September 27, 2026

Convert a time

NZST — New Zealand Time

WEST — Western European Time

1:00 pm

WEST, Fri, the previous day

When the difference changes

New Zealand Time and Western European 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, 2026Western European Time is 11 hours behind
September 27, 2026 – October 25, 2026Western European Time is 12 hours behind
October 25, 2026 – March 28, 2027Western European Time is 13 hours behind
March 28, 2027 – April 4, 2027Western European Time is 12 hours behind
April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027Western European Time is 11 hours behind
September 26, 2027 – onwardsWestern European 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.

Western European Time

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Clocks go back one hour — 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time, and the zone is on WET after that.

NZST to WET conversion table

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

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

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

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Auckland and one in Lisbon — 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 Lisbon.

Western European Time (WEST) is used in Portugal, Ireland and the Canary Islands