WAT
West Africa Time
GMT +1
Massachusetts, USA
EST

Time Difference

West Africa Time is 6 hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time)
2:00 pm14:00 in WAT is 8:00 am08:00 in Cambridge, MA, USA

WAT to Cambridge call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm in WAT which corresponds to 8am-12pm in Cambridge

2:00 pm14:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
8:00 am08:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Cambridge, MA, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 WAT / 8:00 am08:00 Cambridge, MA, USA

WAT Cambridge, MA, USA
12am (midnight) 6pm
1am 7pm
2am 8pm
3am 9pm
4am 10pm
5am 11pm
6am 12am (midnight)
7am 1am
8am 2am
9am 3am
10am 4am
11am 5am
12pm (noon) 6am
1pm 7am
2pm 8am
3pm 9am
4pm 10am
5pm 11am
6pm 12pm (noon)
7pm 1pm
8pm 2pm
9pm 3pm
10pm 4pm
11pm 5pm
0:00 18:00
1:00 19:00
2:00 20:00
3:00 21:00
4:00 22:00
5:00 23:00
6:00 0:00
7:00 1:00
8:00 2:00
9:00 3:00
10:00 4:00
11:00 5:00
12:00 6:00
13:00 7:00
14:00 8:00
15:00 9:00
16:00 10:00
17:00 11:00
18:00 12:00
19:00 13:00
20:00 14:00
21:00 15:00
22:00 16:00
23:00 17:00

West Africa Time

Offset: WAT is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

Countries: It is used in following countries: Angola, Benin, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Central African Rep., Congo (Rep.), Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WAT timezone is Lagos from Nigeria with population about 9 million people. Other major cities in the area are Kinshasa, Kano, Ibadan, Luanda

Daylight Saving: West Africa Time (WAT) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore WAT remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, West Africa Time remains the same

WAT Time Zone Geo Map
WAT timezone map

WAT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates one hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for WAT
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WAT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Bangui
  • Africa/Brazzaville
  • Africa/Douala
  • Africa/Kinshasa
  • Africa/Lagos
  • Africa/Libreville
  • Africa/Luanda
  • Africa/Malabo
  • Africa/Ndjamena
  • Africa/Niamey
  • Africa/Porto-Novo
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Cambridge Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EST - Eastern Standard Time
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-5:00 hours during Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.
-4:00 hours during Eastern Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3am Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually the on second Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1am Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually the on first Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Cambridge Facts

Country
USA
State
Massachusetts
Alternative Names
Cambridge, Cambridge i Massachusetts, Cantabrigia, Kehmbridzh, Keimbridza, Keimbridža, Keimpritz, Kejmbridzh, Kembridz, Kembridzas, Kembridzh, Kembridžas, Kembrigo, Kembrizh, Kembriĝo, Kembrydzh, Mishawum, New Town, New Towne, Newtown, Newtowne, Old Cambridge, jian qiao, kambrydj, keimbeuliji, kembrija, kempirij, kenburijji, khem bridc, kmbryj masachwst, qyymbrydg, Κέιμπριτζ, Кеймбридж, Кембридж, Кембриж, Кембриџ, Кембриҷ, Кембрыдж, Кэмбридж, Քեմբրիջ, קיימברידג, קעמברידזש, كامبريدج, کمبریج، ماساچوست, کیمبرج، میساچوسٹس, केंब्रिज, கேம்பிரிஜ், เคมบริดจ์, ケンブリッジ, 剑桥, 케임브리지
Population
110,402
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
42° 22' N Latitude / 71° 06' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1