WAT to CAT Converter
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1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Oct 6, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Oct 6, 2026
WAT is 1 hour behind CAT.
WAT and CAT examples
These examples always use WAT (UTC+1) and CAT (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
WAT is 1 hour behind CAT.
How the time difference changes
WAT is 1 hour behind CAT year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAT correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in CAT.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WAT correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in CAT.
Compare WAT time with CAT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
West Africa Time is 1 hour behind Central Africa Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in WAT is 2:00 pm14:00 in CAT
WAT to CAT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in WAT which corresponds to 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in CAT
1:00 pm13:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 Central Africa Time (CAT). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 WAT / 2:00 pm14:00 CAT
| WAT | CAT |
|---|---|
| 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 | 12:00am |
| 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 | 00:00 |
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
Central Africa Time
Offset: CAT is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa
Countries using this time zone: Burundi, Botswana, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CAT time zone is Lubumbashi in Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 2.222 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lusaka, Mbuji Mayi, Khartoum, Omdurman.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Central Africa Time (CAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CAT 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 CAT
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Blantyre
- Africa/Bujumbura
- Africa/Gaborone
- Africa/Harare
- Africa/Juba
- Africa/Khartoum
- Africa/Kigali
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Africa/Lusaka
- Africa/Maputo
- Africa/Windhoek
- 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