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WAT Time Now
West Africa TimeUTC+1
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12h|24h
CURRENT TIME
04:10:52am
November 8, 2026
UTC TIME NOW
03:10:52am
Sunday, Nov 8
UTC+0
12h|24h
UTC Offset
UTC+1
DST Statusⓘ
No DST
Does not observe DST:
Angola(Africa/Luanda), Benin(Africa/Porto-Novo), Cameroon(Africa/Douala), Central African Republic(Africa/Bangui), Chad(Africa/Ndjamena), Congo(Africa/Brazzaville), DR of Congo(Africa/Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinea(Africa/Malabo), Gabon(Africa/Libreville), Namibia(Africa/Windhoek), Niger(Africa/Niamey), Nigeria(Africa/Lagos)
IANA Zones
12
Where and When is WAT Observed?
Africa
Africa countries using WAT all year:
Places on WAT
All year: Kinshasa (DR of Congo); Lagos, Kano (Nigeria); Luanda (Angola); Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire (Congo); N'Djamena (Chad); Douala, Yaoundé (Cameroon); Niamey (Niger); Libreville (Gabon); Bangui (Central African Republic); Cotonou (Benin); Windhoek, Swakopmund (Namibia); Bata (Equatorial Guinea)
Other Time Zones in UTC+1
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as WAT, but can be found under a different name:
Map Showing UTC Offset for WAT
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IANA Time Zone Identifiers
Africa/Bangui
Africa/Brazzaville
Africa/Douala
Africa/Kinshasa
Africa/Lagos
Africa/Libreville
Africa/Luanda
Africa/Malabo
Africa/Ndjamena
Africa/Niamey
Africa/Porto-Novo
Africa/Windhoek
