WAT: West Africa Time
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WAT: West Africa Time
WAT stands for West Africa Time, used in West and Central Africa. It runs UTC+1, with no clock changes recorded for 2026under current rules.
Current WAT time
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
WAT time compared with UTC
WAT runs UTC+1 throughout 2026 under current rules. When it is 12:00 UTC the clock in WAT reads 13:00.
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 | WAT |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
When the clocks change in the WAT zone
No clock changes are recorded for the WAT 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 WAT
These places run on WAT: West Africa Time, the IANA zone behind WAT. Each links to its own live clock.
Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Benin City, Onitsha, Aba, Maiduguri, Ilorin, Jos.
Convert WAT to another zone
WAT to PSTWAT to MSTWAT to CSTWAT to ESTWAT to HSTWAT to GMTWAT to UTCWAT to BST
Common questions about WAT
What does WAT stand for?
WAT is West Africa Time, the civil time used in West and Central Africa. On this site it resolves to the IANA time zone WAT: West Africa Time, which is what your operating system and browser use to work out the actual offset on any given date.
What is WAT in UTC?
WAT is UTC+1 throughout 2026 under current rules. The table above shows UTC conversions.