🌍 WAT — West Africa Time

West & Central Africa · UTC+1

UTC+1 | DST: UTC+1 (no DST)

Current WAT Time

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Full Name

West Africa Time

Abbreviation

WAT

UTC Offset

UTC+1

Daylight Saving Time

No — West Africa Time does not observe Daylight Saving Time

Region

West & Central Africa

During DST

UTC+1 (no DST)

Current Time in Major WAT Cities

Lagos—

Kinshasa—

Abuja—

Luanda—

Douala—

Yaoundé—

Algiers—

Tunis—

Niamey—

N'Djamena—

Countries & Territories Using WAT

NigeriaCameroonNigerChadCentral African RepublicBeninTogoTunisiaAlgeriaAngolaDR Congo (west)Equatorial GuineaGabonRepublic of Congo

About WAT — West Africa Time

West Africa Time (WAT) is UTC+1 and is the most widely used timezone on the African continent, covering Nigeria — Africa's most populous nation — along with Central Africa and North Africa.

Converting WAT to Other Time Zones

Use our Time Zone Converter to instantly convert WAT to any other time zone worldwide. You can also add West & Central Africa cities to the World Clock to track multiple time zones simultaneously.

Daylight Saving Time in WAT

No — West Africa Time does not observe Daylight Saving Time. For a full list of DST changes worldwide, see our DST Changes page.

Convert WAT to any time zone

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