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What is WAT in CET?

Central European Time is the same time

West Africa Time and Central European Time are both on UTC+1:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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CET — Central European Time

9:00 am

CET, Sat

Time in Lagos
9:29:04 AM
Time in Paris
9:29:04 AM
Difference
None
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

West Africa Time and Central 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, 2027Central European Time is the same time
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027Central European Time is 1 hour ahead
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsCentral European Time is the same time

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

West Africa Time

No clock changes

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

Central European Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

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

WAT to CET conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from West Africa Time to Central European Time.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm WAT, which is 9:00 am to 6:00 pm CET. 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

Central European Time (CET) is used in Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Stockholm

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