WAST to A Converter
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Selected conversion
The selected date and time will appear here when the converter loads.
WAST and A examples
These examples always use WAST (UTC+2) and A (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
WAST is 1 hour ahead of A.
How the time difference changes
WAST is 1 hour ahead of A year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAST correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in A.
Compare WAST time with A time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
West Africa Summer Time is 1 hour ahead of Alpha Time Zone
2:00 pm14:00 in WAST is 1:00 pm13:00 in A
WAST to A call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm in WAST which corresponds to 9am-4pm in A
2:00 pm14:00 West Africa Summer Time (WAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Alpha Time Zone (A). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 WAST / 1:00 pm13:00 A
| WAST | A |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 11pm |
| 1am | 12am (midnight) |
| 2am | 1am |
| 3am | 2am |
| 4am | 3am |
| 5am | 4am |
| 6am | 5am |
| 7am | 6am |
| 8am | 7am |
| 9am | 8am |
| 10am | 9am |
| 11am | 10am |
| 12pm (noon) | 11am |
| 1pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 2pm | 1pm |
| 3pm | 2pm |
| 4pm | 3pm |
| 5pm | 4pm |
| 6pm | 5pm |
| 7pm | 6pm |
| 8pm | 7pm |
| 9pm | 8pm |
| 10pm | 9pm |
| 11pm | 10pm |
| 00:00 | 23:00 |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
West Africa Summer Time
Offset: WAST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa
Countries using this time zone: Namibia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the WAST time zone is Windhoek in Namibia, with about 386,219 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Rundu, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Oshakati.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in West Africa Summer Time (WAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so WAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

WAST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +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.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for WAST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- 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
Alpha Time Zone
Offset: A is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Military
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Alpha Time Zone (A) do not change for daylight saving time, so A stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.
A representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +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.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for A
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- 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
