What is SAST in WET?

Western European Time is 1 hour behind

South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 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 Johannesburg: 2:04:12 PM
Time in Lisbon: 1:04:12 PM
Difference: −1 h
Next clock change: October 25, 2026

Convert a time

SAST — South Africa Standard Time

WEST — Western European Time

1:00 pm

WEST, Fri

When the difference changes

South Africa Standard 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 – October 25, 2026Western European Time is 1 hour behind
October 25, 2026 – March 28, 2027Western European Time is 2 hours behind
March 28, 2027 – onwardsWestern European Time is 1 hour 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

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

South Africa Standard Time stays on SAST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

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.

SAST to WET conversion table

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

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

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

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 WEST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

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