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What is WET in SAST?

South Africa Standard Time is 2 hours ahead

Western European Time is on UTC+0:00 and South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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SAST — South Africa Standard Time

12:00 pm

SAST, Fri

Time in Lisbon
10:08:53 AM
Time in Johannesburg
12:08:53 PM
Difference
+2 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Western European Time and South Africa Standard 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, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 2 hours ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 1 hour ahead
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsSouth Africa Standard Time is 2 hours ahead

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

Western European Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

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

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

South Africa Standard Time stays on SAST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

WET to SAST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from Western European Time to South Africa Standard Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Johannesburg, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm WET, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm SAST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

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

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