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What is WAT in UTC?

Coordinated Universal Time is 1 hour behind

West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 and Coordinated Universal Time is on UTC+0:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because neither zone observes daylight saving.

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UTC — Coordinated Universal Time

8:00 am

UTC, Sat

Time in Lagos
9:29:12 AM
Time in the prime meridian
8:29:12 AM
Difference
−1 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

Daylight saving

West Africa Time

No clock changes

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

Coordinated Universal Time

No clock changes

Coordinated Universal Time stays on UTC all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

WAT to UTC conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from West Africa Time to Coordinated Universal Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in the prime meridian, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm WAT, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm UTC. 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

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used in aviation, computing, and science worldwide. UTC never changes for daylight saving.

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