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What is WET in WAT?

West Africa Time is 1 hour ahead

Western European Time is on UTC+0:00 and West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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WAT — West Africa Time

11:00 am

WAT, Fri

Time in Lisbon
10:08:50 AM
Time in Lagos
11:08:50 AM
Difference
+1 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Western European Time and West Africa 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, 2027West Africa Time is 1 hour ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027West Africa Time is the same time
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsWest Africa Time is 1 hour 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.

West Africa Time

No clock changes

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

WET to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from Western European Time to West Africa Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

West Africa Time (WAT) is used in Nigeria, Algeria, Angola and Cameroon

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