WAST to BST Converter
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2:00 pm14:00 WAST (UTC+2), Oct 13, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 13, 2026
WAST is 1 hour ahead of BST.
WAST and BST examples
These examples always use WAST (UTC+2) and BST (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 BST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, WAST is 1 hour ahead of BST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, WAST is 2 hours ahead of GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAST correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WAST correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WAST correspond to 07:00 to 15:00 in GMT.
Compare WAST time with BST 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 British Summer Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in WAST is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST
WAST to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in WAST which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in BST
2:00 pm14:00 West Africa Summer Time (WAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 WAST / 1:00 pm13:00 BST
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West Africa Summer Time
Offset: WAST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
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
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.
Today all shaded areas are on BST.
Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Start: British Summer Time (BST) 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.
End: British Summer Time (BST) 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.
BST 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 BST
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- British Summer Time - UTC +1
- Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
- Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
- 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