Thursday, September 10, 2026
West Africa Time (WAT)
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
Daylight Saving Time
No DST
Next Clock Change
No upcoming changes
Region
Africa
3 major cities
About West Africa Time
West Africa Time (WAT) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 01:00 hours.
Major cities using this timezone include Lagos, Kano, Ibadan. These cities follow West Africa Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About West Africa Time (WAT)
West Africa Time (WAT) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +01:00. The IANA identifier is Africa/Lagos. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate WAT times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see WAT relative to other major timezones.
Right now Africa/Lagos is UTC+01:00. Standard-time offset: UTC+01:00.
Africa/Lagos does not observe daylight saving time — the UTC offset stays at +01:00 year-round.
Major Cities Using WAT
These cities observe West Africa Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular WAT Time Conversions
Frequently searched conversions involving WAT. Each link opens the live converter pre-filled.