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This converter uses AZOT (UTC−1), as in Azores.

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1:00 pm13:00 BMT (UTC+1), Oct 26, 2026 = 11:00 am11:00 AZOT (UTC-1), Oct 26, 2026

BMT is 2 hours ahead of AZOT.

BMT and AZOST examples

These examples always use BMT (UTC+1) and AZOST (UTC+0). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

BMT is 1 hour ahead of AZOST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, BMT is 1 hour ahead of AZOST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, BMT is 2 hours ahead of AZOT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BMT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BMT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in AZOT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BMT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BMT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in AZOT.

Compare BMT time with AZOST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Biel Mean Time is 2 hours ahead of Azores Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in BMT is 11:00 am11:00 in AZOT

BMT to AZOT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in BMT which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in AZOT

1:00 pm13:00 Biel Mean Time (BMT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
11:00 am11:00 Azores Time (AZOT). Offset UTC -1:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 BMT / 11:00 am11:00 AZOT

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Biel Mean Time

Offset: BMT is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112Start: Biel Mean Time (BMT) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Biel Mean Time (BMT) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BMT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BMT
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Azores Summer Time

Offset: AZOST is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AZOST time zone is Ponta Delgada in Portugal, with about 20,056 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lagoa, Angra do Heroísmo, Rabo de Peixe, Horta.

Map of the areas on Azores Summer Time (AZOST)
AZOST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−1.

Daylight Saving: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Azores Time (AZOT).

123456789101112End: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 am00:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 1:00 am01:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AZOST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for AZOST
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone