Current Time in WAT
About WAT
Used in western and some parts of central Africa. Countries observing WAT include Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Niger, Chad, Angola, Cameroon, and others. This zone does not observe daylight saving time. It is equivalent to CET/MET during winter.
UTC</a> Offset: +01:00
Current time shown is based on the representative IANA zone: Africa/Bangui
West Africa Time (WAT) is a time zone at UTC offset +01:00. As of Friday, September 4, 2026, 5:55:38 PM Coordinated Universal Time, the current time in WAT is 18:55:38. It groups 11 IANA time zones, including Africa/Bangui, Africa/Brazzaville, Africa/Douala, Africa/Kinshasa and Africa/Lagos, which all share this offset. WAT is observed in countries such as Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Chad.