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What is WAT in EAT?

East Africa Time is 2 hours ahead

West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 and East Africa Time is on UTC+3:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks together.

Time in Lagos
1:53:15 PM
Time in Nairobi
3:53:15 PM
Difference
+2 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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EAT — East Africa Time

3:00 pm

EAT, Fri

Daylight saving

West Africa Time

No clock changes

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

East Africa Time

No clock changes

East Africa Time stays on EAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

WAT to EAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from West Africa Time to East Africa Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Nairobi, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm WAT, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm EAT. 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

East Africa Time (EAT) is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia

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