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What is SAST in WAT?

West Africa Time is 1 hour behind

South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 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 Johannesburg
2:03:58 PM
Time in Lagos
1:03:58 PM
Difference
−1 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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WAT — West Africa Time

1:00 pm

WAT, Fri

Daylight saving

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

South Africa Standard Time stays on SAST 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.

SAST to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from South Africa Standard Time to West Africa Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm SAST, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 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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