WAT is in use right now in West Africa Time (UTC+1).
WAT is 1 hour ahead of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
West Africa Time
West Africa Time (WAT)
IANA: Africa/Lagos · UTC+1
WAT does not use daylight saving time. The offset stays UTC+1 all year.
Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 18:26
Daylight 11h 51m · Solar noon 12:30
WAT is on West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1). The IANA identifier is Africa/Lagos.
No. WAT keeps UTC+1 all year, so its time difference with places that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year.
| City | Local time | Difference from WAT |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Mon | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | Mon | 9 hours behind |
| London | Mon | 1 hour behind |
| Paris | Mon | same time |
| Dubai | Mon | 3 hours ahead |
| Mumbai | Mon | 4.5 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Tue | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Tue | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Tue | 10 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | Mon | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo | Mon | 4 hours behind |
| Chicago | Mon | 7 hours behind |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |