WET to WAT Converter
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12:00 pm12:00 WET (UTC+0), Oct 30, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Oct 30, 2026
WET is 1 hour behind WAT.
WET and WAT examples
These examples always use WET (UTC+0) and WAT (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
WET is 1 hour behind WAT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, WEST and WAT have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, WET is 1 hour behind WAT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WEST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WAT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WET correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in WAT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WEST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in WAT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WET correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in WAT.
Compare WET time with WAT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Western European Time is 1 hour behind West Africa Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in WET is 1:00 pm13:00 in WAT
WET to WAT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in WET which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in WAT
12:00 pm12:00 Western European Time (WET). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
12:00 pm12:00 WET / 1:00 pm13:00 WAT
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Western European Time
Offset: WET is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Faroe Islands, Portugal, Spain
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
Today all shaded areas are on WET.
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).
Start: Western European Time (WET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Western European Time (WET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
WET representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for WET
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Atlantic/Canary
- Atlantic/Faeroe
- Atlantic/Faroe
- Atlantic/Madeira
- Europe/Lisbon
- Portugal
- WET
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
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
- +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