What is WAT in WET?

Western European Time is the same time

West Africa Time and Western European Time are both on UTC+1:00 right now. Western European Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read WEST. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Lagos: 1:53:19 PM
Time in Lisbon: 1:53:19 PM
Difference: None
Next clock change: October 25, 2026

Convert a time

WAT — West Africa Time

WEST — Western European Time

1:00 pm

WEST, Fri

When the difference changes

West Africa 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:

Now – October 25, 2026Western European Time is the same time
October 25, 2026 – March 28, 2027Western European Time is 1 hour behind
March 28, 2027 – onwardsWestern 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.

Western European Time

Sunday, October 25, 2026

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

WAT to WET conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from West Africa Time to Western European Time.

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

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

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 WEST. 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

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