AWST: Australian Western Standard Time
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AWST: Australian Western Standard Time
AWST stands for Australian Western Standard Time, used in Western Australia. It runs UTC+8, with no clock changes recorded for 2026under current rules.
Current AWST time
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
AWST time compared with UTC
AWST runs UTC+8 throughout 2026 under current rules. When it is 12:00 UTC the clock in AWST reads 20:00.
These examples use January 15 and July 15, 2026. Where clocks change, other dates can use a different offset. Use the live converter for your exact date.
| UTC | AWST |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 08:00 |
| 03:00 | 11:00 |
| 06:00 | 14:00 |
| 09:00 | 17:00 |
| 12:00 | 20:00 |
| 15:00 | 23:00 |
| 18:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 05:00 next day |
When the clocks change in the AWST zone
No clock changes are recorded for the AWST zone in 2026 or 2027 under the time zone rules used for this build. The listed zones keep their UTC offsets during these years. Governments can revise these rules; future dates are projections.
Cities that keep AWST
These places run on AWST: Australian Western Standard Time, the IANA zone behind AWST. Each links to its own live clock.
Convert AWST to another zone
AWST to PSTAWST to MSTAWST to CSTAWST to ESTAWST to HSTAWST to GMTAWST to UTCAWST to BST
Common questions about AWST
What does AWST stand for?
AWST is Australian Western Standard Time, the civil time used in Western Australia. On this site it resolves to the IANA time zone AWST: Australian Western Standard Time, which is what your operating system and browser use to work out the actual offset on any given date.
What is AWST in UTC?
AWST is UTC+8 throughout 2026 under current rules. The table above shows UTC conversions.