Orkney, United Kingdom to WEST Time Converter

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Orkney's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · BST → GMT
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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 WEST (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026

Orkney and WEST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Orkney, United Kingdom and WEST have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Orkney, United Kingdom and WET have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Orkney, United Kingdom correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Orkney, United Kingdom correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Orkney, United Kingdom correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in WEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Orkney, United Kingdom correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in WET.

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

Time Difference

BST (British Summer Time) and Western European Summer Time have the same local time.
1:00 pm13:00 in Orkney, United Kingdom is 1:00 pm13:00 in WEST

Orkney to WEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Orkney which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in WEST

1:00 pm13:00 BST (British Summer Time) (Orkney, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:00 pm13:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

1:00 pm13:00 Orkney, United Kingdom / 1:00 pm13:00 WEST

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Orkney Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
BST – British Summer Time, UTC+1 (now, daylight saving time)
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (GMT). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 01:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (BST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Clock Changes
United Kingdom daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Orkney Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
Arcaibh, Arknejskija astravy, Illes Orcades, Illes Òrcades, Inizi Orch, Inse Orc, Isole Orcadi, Orcadas, Orcades, Orcades insulae, Orcanege, Orkadak, Orkades, Orkadoj, Orkady, Orkneje, Orknejs'ki ostrovi, Orknejskie ostrova, Orkneju salas, Orknejy sakuadaekhtae, Orkney, Orkney Adalari, Orkney Adaları, Orkney Islands, Orkney saared, Orkney-eilanden, Orkney-eilannen, Orkney-szigetek, Orkneyan kgziner, Orkneyjar, Orkneyoearna, Orkneyoerne, Orkneysaaret, Orkneyski otoci, Orkneyöarna, Orkneyøerne, Orkni, Orknijska ostrva, Orknio salos, Orkniski Ostrovi, Orknoyane, Orknoyene, Orknoyggjar, Orknøyane, Orknøyene, Yn Orkaid, Ynysoedd Erch, ao ke ni qun dao, awrkny, jzr awrkny, okeuni jedo, okuni zhu dao, xxrkni y, Órcadas, Órcades, Ορκάδες, Аркнейскія астравы, Оркнейские острова, Оркнейські острови, Оркнейы сакъадæхтæ, Оркни, Оркниски Острови, Оркнијска острва, Օրկնեյան կղզիներ, אורקני, اورکنی, اورکنے, جزر أوركني, ออร์กนีย์, ኦርክኒ, オークニー諸島, 奥克尼群岛, 오크니 제도
Population
20,100
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
58° 59' N Latitude / 2° 57' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44

Western European Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Spain, Faroe Islands, Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WEST time zone is Lisbon in Portugal, with about 517,802 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Braga.

German: WESZ - Westeuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Western European Summer Time (WEST)
WEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on WEST.

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

123456789101112Start: Western European Summer Time (WEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Western European Summer Time (WEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WEST 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 WEST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Atlantic/Canary
  • Atlantic/Faeroe
  • Atlantic/Faroe
  • Atlantic/Madeira
  • Europe/Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • WET
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
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT