WEST
Units & Measurements abbreviation · Time Zone
| Stands for | Western European Summer Time |
|---|---|
| Categories | Units & Measurements |
WEST stands for Western European Summer Time, a time zone abbreviation.
Portugal, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the Faroe Islands use WEST, UTC+1, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. It equals British Summer Time and Central European winter time.
Example: The Lisbon match kicks off at 20:45 WEST, 21:45 in Madrid.
Usage notes
Portugal switched to Central European Time from 1992 to 1996 but returned to WET/WEST after complaints about dark winter mornings. The Azores run an hour behind mainland Portugal all year, at UTC−1 in winter and UTC+0 in summer.
Related abbreviations
More time zone abbreviations
- ACDT – Australian Central Daylight Time
- 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