WAT

Units & Measurements abbreviation · Time Zone

WAT
Stands forWest Africa Time
CategoriesUnits & Measurements

WAT stands for West Africa Time, a time zone abbreviation.

Used in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the western Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Niger and Chad, West Africa Time is one hour ahead of UTC, with no daylight saving.

Example: Lagos office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WAT, Monday to Friday.

Usage notes

Despite the name, much of West Africa, including Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Mali, uses GMT (UTC+0) instead, so Lagos is an hour ahead of Accra. WAT has the same offset as Central European winter time.

More time zone abbreviations

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  • ACST – Australian Central Standard Time
  • ADT – Atlantic Daylight Time
  • AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • AKDT – Alaska Daylight Time
  • AKST – Alaska Standard Time
  • AoE – Anywhere on Earth
  • ART – Argentina Time
  • AST – Arabia Standard Time
  • AWST – Australian Western Standard Time
  • BRT – Brasilia Time

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