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1:00 pm13:00 WEST (UTC+1), Oct 22, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Oct 22, 2026

WEST is 1 hour ahead of Akureyri.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, WEST is 1 hour ahead of Akureyri. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, WET and Akureyri have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WEST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Akureyri. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WET correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Akureyri.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WEST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Akureyri. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WET correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Akureyri.

Compare WEST time with Akureyri time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Western European Summer Time is 1 hour ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in WEST is 12:00 pm12:00 in Akureyri, Iceland

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

1:00 pm13:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
12:00 pm12:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (Akureyri, Iceland). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 WEST / 12:00 pm12:00 Akureyri, Iceland

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Western European Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Faroe Islands, Portugal, Spain

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WEST time zone is Lisbon in Portugal, with about 517,802 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Braga.

German: WESZ - Westeuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Western European Summer Time (WEST)
WEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on WEST.

Daylight Saving: Western European Summer Time (WEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Western European Time (WET).

123456789101112Start: Western European Summer Time (WEST) 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.

123456789101112End: Western European Summer Time (WEST) 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.

See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WEST 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 WEST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Atlantic/Canary
  • Atlantic/Faeroe
  • Atlantic/Faroe
  • Atlantic/Madeira
  • Europe/Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • WET
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

Akureyri Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 (no daylight saving time)

Akureyri Facts

Country
Iceland
Alternative Names
AEY, Agireiri, Akirejri, Akjurehjry, Akjurejri, Akourefri, Akuereyri, Akureiris, Akurejri, Akureyrar, Akureyri, Aküreyri, a ke lei li, akuleili, akureiri, akwryry, Άκουρεϋρι, Акирејри, Акурейрі, Акюрейри, Акюрэйры, Աքուրեյրի, אקוריירי, أكوريري, აკურეირი, アークレイリ, 阿克雷里, 아쿠레이리
Population
19,219
Currency
Krona (ISK)
Geographic Coordinates
65° 41' N Latitude / 18° 05' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+354