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What is WAT in GST?

Gulf Standard Time is 3 hours ahead

West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 and Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks together.

Time in Lagos
1:03:54 PM
Time in Dubai
4:03:54 PM
Difference
+3 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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GST — Gulf Standard Time

4:00 pm

GST, Fri

Daylight saving

West Africa Time

No clock changes

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

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

Gulf Standard Time stays on GST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

WAT to GST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from West Africa Time to Gulf Standard Time. 3 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Dubai, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm WAT, which is 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm GST. 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

Gulf Standard Time (GST) is used in the UAE and Oman

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