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WET
Western European Time
GMT +0
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WST/WT
Western Sahara Summer Time
GMT +1
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WET and WT examples

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

WET and WT have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

In 2026, WET is 1 hour behind WST for most of the year. At other times that year, WET and WT have the same time.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WET correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in WST for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WET correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WT.

Compare WET time with WT 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 Western Sahara Summer Time
12:00 pm12:00 in WET is 1:00 pm13:00 in WST

WET to WST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm in WET which corresponds to 10am-5pm in WST

12:00 pm12:00 Western European Time (WET). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Western Sahara Summer Time (WST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

12:00 pm12:00 WET / 1:00 pm13:00 WST

WETWST
12am (midnight)1am
1am2am
2am3am
3am4am
4am5am
5am6am
6am7am
7am8am
8am9am
9am10am
10am11am
11am12pm (noon)
12pm (noon)1pm
1pm2pm
2pm3pm
3pm4pm
4pm5pm
5pm6pm
6pm7pm
7pm8pm
8pm9pm
9pm10pm
10pm11pm
11pm12am (midnight)
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10:0011:00
11:0012:00
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15:0016:00
16:0017:00
17:0018:00
18:0019:00
19:0020:00
20:0021:00
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22:0023:00
23:0000:00

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Western European Time (WET) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 1am to 2amEnd: Western European Time (WET) ends on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

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

Western Sahara Standard Time

Offset: WT is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Western Sahara Standard Time (WT) ended on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, April 6, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Western Sahara Standard Time (WT) starts on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, February 15, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the third Sunday of February.

WT 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 WT
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
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