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WAT
West Africa Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Israel
IDT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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Selected conversion

1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 12, 2026

WAT is 2 hours behind Bet 'Arif.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, WAT is 2 hours behind Bet 'Arif. At other times of the year, WAT is 1 hour behind Bet 'Arif.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAT correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in Bet 'Arif. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WAT correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Bet 'Arif.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WAT correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in Bet 'Arif. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WAT correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in Bet 'Arif.

Compare WAT time with Bet 'Arif time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

West Africa Time is 2 hours behind IDT (Israel Daylight Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in WAT is 3:00 pm15:00 in Bet 'Arif, Israel

WAT to Bet 'Arif call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in WAT which corresponds to 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 in Bet 'Arif

1:00 pm13:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
3:00 pm15:00 IDT (Israel Daylight Time) (Bet 'Arif, Israel). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 WAT / 3:00 pm15:00 Bet 'Arif, Israel

WATBet 'Arif, Israel
12:00am2:00am
1:00am3:00am
2:00am4:00am
3:00am5:00am
4:00am6:00am
5:00am7:00am
6:00am8:00am
7:00am9:00am
8:00am10:00am
9:00am11:00am
10:00am12:00pm
11:00am1:00pm
12:00pm2:00pm
1:00pm3:00pm
2:00pm4:00pm
3:00pm5:00pm
4:00pm6:00pm
5:00pm7:00pm
6:00pm8:00pm
7:00pm9:00pm
8:00pm10:00pm
9:00pm11:00pm
10:00pm12:00am
11:00pm1:00am
00:0002:00
01:0003:00
02:0004:00
03:0005:00
04:0006:00
05:0007:00
06:0008:00
07:0009:00
08:0010:00
09:0011:00
10:0012:00
11:0013:00
12:0014:00
13:0015:00
14:0016:00
15:0017:00
16:0018:00
17:0019:00
18:0020:00
19:0021:00
20:0022:00
21:0023:00
22:0000:00
23:0001:00

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 Time Zone Geo Map
WAT timezone map

WAT 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 WAT
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WAT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Bangui
  • Africa/Brazzaville
  • Africa/Douala
  • Africa/Kinshasa
  • Africa/Lagos
  • Africa/Libreville
  • Africa/Luanda
  • Africa/Malabo
  • Africa/Ndjamena
  • Africa/Niamey
  • Africa/Porto-Novo
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

Bet 'Arif Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
IDT - Israel Daylight Time
IST - Israel Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Israel Daylight Time, currently in use.
+2:00 hours during Israel Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourFriday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 amFriday, March 27, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Friday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Friday, March 27, 2026 at 3:00 amFriday, March 27, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Bet 'Arif Facts

Country
Israel
Population
1,174
Currency
Shekel (ILS)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 59' N Latitude / 34° 56' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+972