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1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Nov 3, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Nov 3, 2026

WAT is 1 hour behind Walvis Bay.

How the time difference changes

WAT is 1 hour behind Walvis Bay year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WAT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in Walvis Bay.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WAT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in Walvis Bay.

Compare WAT time with Walvis Bay 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 CAT (Central Africa Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in WAT is 2:00 pm14:00 in Walvis Bay, Namibia

WAT to Walvis Bay call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in WAT which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Walvis Bay

1:00 pm13:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 CAT (Central Africa Time) (Walvis Bay, Namibia). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 WAT / 2:00 pm14:00 Walvis Bay, Namibia

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West Africa Time

Offset: WAT is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WAT time zone is Kinshasa in the 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

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

Walvis Bay Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CAT – Central Africa Time, UTC+2 (no daylight saving time)

Walvis Bay Facts

Country
Namibia
Alternative Names
Uolfish Bej, Uolfish-Bej, Uolvis-Behj, Valvis Bej, Volfis-Bej, Volvis Bejus, Volvis Bėjus, WVB, Walfisch-Bucht-Niederland, Walfischbucht, Walvis Bay, Walvisbaai, jing wan gang, u~orubisubei, wlfs by, wolbiseubei, Валвис Беј, Волфіш-Бей, Уолвіс-Бэй, Уолфиш Бей, Уолфиш-Бей, ואלוויס ביי, ولفس بي, ウォルビスベイ, 鲸湾港, 월비스베이
Population
73,598
Currency
Dollar (NAD)
Geographic Coordinates
22° 57' S Latitude / 14° 30' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+264