Time zones of Africa:

black	UTC-1: Cape Verde Time.
green	UTC: Western European Time · Greenwich Mean Time.
blue	UTC+1: Central European Time · West Africa Time.
red	UTC+2: Central European Summer Time · Eastern European Time · Central Africa Time · West Africa Summer Time · South Africa Standard Time.
yellow	UTC+3: Eastern European Summer Time · East Africa Time.
grey	UTC+4: Mauritius Time · Seychelles Time.

Striped colours indicate countries observing daylight saving

West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in western and west-central Africa (though not in countries west of Benin, which instead use GMT). The zone is one hour ahead of UTC (UTC+1), which makes it the same as Central European Time. UTC − 1 Cape Verde Greenland - Kalaallit Nunaat eastern Ittoqqortoormiit and surrounding area* (observes European Union DST rules) Portugal Azores* Categories: Time zones ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... Western European Time (WET) is the time zone covering parts of western and northwestern Europe, including the following countries and regions: Time zones of Europe: blue - GMT or Western European Time, red - Central European Time, green - Eastern European Time, khaki - Moscow Time. ... Time zones of Europe: Dark colours indicate countries observing daylight saving Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich in London. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of UTC+1 time zone, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Time zones of Europe: Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Time zones of Africa: Striped colours indicate countries observing daylight saving Central Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. ... South African Standard Time, or SAST, is a time zone two hours ahead of GMT (+2) used by all of South Africa. ... Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time Eastern African Time Category: ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Time zones of Africa: Striped colours indicate countries observing daylight saving East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. ... Moscow Summer Time Category: ... Daylight saving time (also called DST, or Summer Time) is the local time a region is designated for a portion of the year, usually an hour forward from its standard official time. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... Time zones of Europe: Dark colours indicate countries observing daylight saving Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich in London. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of UTC+1 time zone, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ...

As most of this time zone is in the equatorial region there is no significant change in day length throughout the year, so no daylight savings are observed. The exception to this is Namibia, which moves to West Africa Summer Time (UTC+2) in the summer months, September to April. The equator is an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ...

West Africa Time is used by the following countries:

•  Angola
•  Benin
•  Chad
•  Cameroon
•  Central African Republic
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo (western)
•  Equatorial Guinea
•  Gabon
•  Namibia
•  Niger
•  Nigeria
•  Republic of the Congo