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What is SAST in WET?

Western European Time is 2 hours behind

South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 and Western European Time is on UTC+0:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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WET — Western European Time

10:00 am

WET, Fri

Time in Johannesburg
12:01:08 PM
Time in Lisbon
10:01:08 AM
Difference
−2 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

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:

  1. Now – March 28, 2027Western European Time is 2 hours behind
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027Western European Time is 1 hour behind
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsWestern European Time is 2 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

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, March 28, 2027

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

SAST to WET conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from South Africa Standard Time to Western European Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lisbon, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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

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