WAT to BST Converter
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1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Oct 8, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 8, 2026
WAT and BST have the same local time.
WAT and BST examples
These examples always use WAT (UTC+1) 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.
WAT and BST have the same local time.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, WAT and BST have the same time. At other times of the year, WAT is 1 hour ahead of GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAT correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAT correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WAT correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WAT correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in GMT.
Compare WAT 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 Time and British Summer Time have the same local time.
1:00 pm13:00 in WAT is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST
WAT to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in WAT which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in BST
1:00 pm13:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:00 pm13:00 WAT / 1:00 pm13:00 BST
| WAT | BST |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 12:00am |
| 1:00am | 1:00am |
| 2:00am | 2:00am |
| 3:00am | 3:00am |
| 4:00am | 4:00am |
| 5:00am | 5:00am |
| 6:00am | 6:00am |
| 7:00am | 7:00am |
| 8:00am | 8:00am |
| 9:00am | 9:00am |
| 10:00am | 10:00am |
| 11:00am | 11:00am |
| 12:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 1:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 2:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 3:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 4:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 5:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 6:00pm | 6:00pm |
| 7:00pm | 7:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 8:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 9:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 10:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 11:00pm |
| 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 01:00 | 01:00 |
| 02:00 | 02:00 |
| 03:00 | 03:00 |
| 04:00 | 04:00 |
| 05:00 | 05:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 07:00 | 07:00 |
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 22:00 | 22:00 |
| 23:00 | 23:00 |
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 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 WAT
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Africa/Bangui
- Africa/Brazzaville
- Africa/Douala
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Africa/Lagos
- Africa/Libreville
- Africa/Luanda
- Africa/Malabo
- Africa/Ndjamena
- Africa/Niamey
- Africa/Porto-Novo
- 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
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
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 United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Saint Helier.
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