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Morocco
GMT
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
WAT
West Africa Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Oct 6, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Oct 6, 2026

Sidi Qacem is 1 hour behind WAT.

How the time difference changes

In 2026, Sidi Qacem and WAT have the same time for most of the year. At other times that year, Sidi Qacem is 1 hour behind WAT.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Sidi Qacem correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Sidi Qacem correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in WAT.In 2026, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Sidi Qacem correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in WAT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Sidi Qacem correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in WAT.

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

Time Difference

GMT (GMT+00:00) is 1 hour behind West Africa Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in Sidi Qacem, Morocco is 1:00 pm13:00 in WAT

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

12:00 pm12:00 GMT (GMT+00:00) (Sidi Qacem, Morocco). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

12:00 pm12:00 Sidi Qacem, Morocco / 1:00 pm13:00 WAT

Sidi Qacem, MoroccoWAT
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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Sidi Qacem Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
GMT - GMT+00:00
GMT+0 - GMT+00:00
UTC / GMT Offset
+0:00 hours during GMT+00:00, currently in use.
+0:00 hours during GMT+00:00.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 22, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 22, 2026 at 02:00 local time. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 22, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, February 15, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, February 15, 2026 at 03:00 local time. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, February 15, 2026 at 02:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Sidi Qacem Facts

Country
Morocco
Alternative Names
Petitjean, Pettijean, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Qacem, Sidi Qasim, Sīdī Qāsim, sdy qasm, سدي قاسم
Population
82,632
Currency
Dirham (MAD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 13' N Latitude / 5° 42' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+212

West Africa Time

Offset: WAT is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

Countries using this time zone: Angola, Benin, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Central African Rep., Congo (Rep.), Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WAT time zone is Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 16 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Luanda.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in West Africa Time (WAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so WAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WAT Time Zone Geo Map
WAT timezone map

WAT 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 WAT
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WAT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Bangui
  • Africa/Brazzaville
  • Africa/Douala
  • Africa/Kinshasa
  • Africa/Lagos
  • Africa/Libreville
  • Africa/Luanda
  • Africa/Malabo
  • Africa/Ndjamena
  • Africa/Niamey
  • Africa/Porto-Novo
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