West Africa Time

Current time in West Africa Time (WAT)

UTC+1 (WAT)

🌍About West Africa Time

Standard Time: WAT (UTC+1)

Summer Time: None (year-round UTC+1)

DST Period: No daylight saving time

Timezone: Africa/Lagos

Abbreviation: WAT

IANA Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

🏙️Major Cities in WAT

Lagos, Nigeria🇳🇬
Accra, Ghana🇬🇭
Douala, Cameroon🇨🇲
Abuja, Nigeria🏛️
Porto-Novo, Benin🇧🇯
Lomé, Togo🇹🇬

West Africa Time Information

Time Changes

No daylight saving time - uses UTC+1 year-round

Geographic Coverage

Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Niger, Chad

Population

Over 300 million people live in this timezone