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Equatorial Guinea
WAT
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CEST
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Oct 5, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 5, 2026

Machinda is 1 hour behind CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Machinda is 1 hour behind CEST. At other times of the year, Machinda and CET have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Machinda correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Machinda correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Machinda correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Machinda correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in CET.

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

Time Difference

WAT (West Africa Time) is 1 hour behind Central European Summer Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in Machinda, Equatorial Guinea is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Machinda to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Machinda which corresponds to 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in CEST

1:00 pm13:00 WAT (West Africa Time) (Machinda, Equatorial Guinea). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 Machinda, Equatorial Guinea / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

Machinda, Equatorial GuineaCEST
12:00am1:00am
1:00am2:00am
2:00am3:00am
3:00am4:00am
4:00am5:00am
5:00am6:00am
6:00am7:00am
7:00am8:00am
8:00am9:00am
9:00am10:00am
10:00am11:00am
11:00am12:00pm
12:00pm1:00pm
1:00pm2:00pm
2:00pm3:00pm
3:00pm4:00pm
4:00pm5:00pm
5:00pm6:00pm
6:00pm7:00pm
7:00pm8:00pm
8:00pm9:00pm
9:00pm10:00pm
10:00pm11:00pm
11:00pm12:00am
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06:0007:00
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Machinda Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
WAT - West Africa Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during West Africa Time, currently in use.

Machinda Facts

Country
Equatorial Guinea
Population
2,897
Currency
Franc (XAF)
Geographic Coordinates
1° 52' N Latitude / 9° 57' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+240

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

CEST Time Zone Geo Map
CEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time