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WEST/WET

Western European Summer Time

GMT +1

12am

3am

6am

9am

12pm

3pm

6pm

9pm

Portugal is on summer time: WEST (UTC+1) until Sun, Oct 25.

Use WET all year (UTC+0)

CDT/CST

Central Daylight Time

GMT -5

12am

3am

6am

9am

12pm

3pm

6pm

9pm

Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.

Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).

Chicago · CDT (UTC−5)Mexico City, Saskatchewan · CST all year (UTC−6)

Quick answers

Selected conversion

1:00 pm13:00 WEST (UTC+1), Oct 7, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 7, 2026

WEST is 6 hours ahead of CDT.

WET and CST examples

These examples always use WET (UTC+0) and CST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

WET is 6 hours ahead of CST.

CST uses UTC-6 during standard time. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use WET to CT. For daylight-time examples, use WET to CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, WEST is 6 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, WET is 6 hours ahead of CST or WET is 5 hours ahead of CDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WEST correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WET correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in CST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WET correspond to 4:00 am to 12:00 pm in CDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WEST correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WET correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in CST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WET correspond to 04:00 to 12:00 in CDT.

Compare WET time with CST 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 6 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in WEST is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

WEST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in WEST which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT

1:00 pm13:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 WEST / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

WEST	CDT
12:00am	6:00pm
1:00am	7:00pm
2:00am	8:00pm
3:00am	9:00pm
4:00am	10:00pm
5:00am	11:00pm
6:00am	12:00am
7:00am	1:00am
8:00am	2:00am
9:00am	3:00am
10:00am	4:00am
11:00am	5:00am
12:00pm	6:00am
1:00pm	7:00am
2:00pm	8:00am
3:00pm	9:00am
4:00pm	10:00am
5:00pm	11:00am
6:00pm	12:00pm
7:00pm	1:00pm
8:00pm	2:00pm
9:00pm	3:00pm
10:00pm	4:00pm
11:00pm	5:00pm
00:00	18:00
01:00	19:00
02:00	20:00
03:00	21:00
04:00	22:00
05:00	23:00
06:00	00:00
07:00	01:00
08:00	02:00
09:00	03:00
10:00	04:00
11:00	05:00
12:00	06:00
13:00	07:00
14:00	08:00
15:00	09:00
16:00	10:00
17:00	11:00
18:00	12:00
19:00	13:00
20:00	14:00
21:00	15:00
22:00	16:00
23:00	17:00

Western European Time

Offset: WET is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WET 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: WEZ - Westeuropäische Zeit

WET Time Zone Geo Map — WET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Western European Summer Time (WEST).

End: Western European Time (WET) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

Start: Western European Time (WET) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
+00 - basic short
+0000 - basic
+00:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

+0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

Zulu - Military abbreviation for WET
Z - short form of 'Zulu'

IANA/Olson: Reflects WET 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 +0 offset:

EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
WET - Western European Time
AZOST - Azores Summer Time
UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
Z - Zulu Time Zone

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST Time Zone Geo Map — CST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

End: Central Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.