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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 AZOT examples

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

BMT is 2 hours ahead of AZOT.

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 AZOT 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 Time

Offset: AZOT is 1 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AZOT 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 Time (AZOT)
AZOT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AZOT.

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

123456789101112Start: Azores Time (AZOT) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Azores Time (AZOT) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AZOT 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 west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • November - Military abbreviation for AZOT
  • N - short form of 'November'
Time zones with the GMT -1 offset:
  • EGT - East Greenland Time
  • WGST - Western Greenland Summer Time
  • AZOT - Azores Time
  • CVT - Cape Verde Time
  • N - November Time Zone