West Africa Time (WAT)
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West Africa Time (WAT) is the time zone used by several West and Central African countries, corresponding to UTC+1.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Africa Time | 103 |
| WAT | 0 |
| West Africa Standard Time | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
standard time
ⓘ
time zone ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WAT ⓘ |
| category |
Time in Africa
ⓘ
UTC+01:00 time zones ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Coordinated Universal Time
ⓘ
surface form:
international time standard UTC
|
| DSTRelation | remains UTC+1 all year in most observing countries ⓘ |
| fullName |
West Africa Time (WAT)
self-linksurface differs
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| geographicalCoverage | countries near the 15°E meridian (approximate) ⓘ |
| IANA_timeZoneExample |
Bangui
ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Bangui
Brazzaville ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Brazzaville
Douala ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Douala
Lagos ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Lagos
Libreville ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Libreville
Africa/Luanda ⓘ Malabo ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Malabo
N'Djamena ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Ndjamena
Africa/Niamey ⓘ Africa/Porto-Novo ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | no (in most countries) ⓘ |
| offsetFromGreenwichMeanTime | +1 hour ⓘ |
| offsetFromUTCInHours | +1 ⓘ |
| relatedTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeNotation | 24-hour clock (common) ⓘ |
| typicalUse | civil timekeeping in West and Central Africa ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Algeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Algeria (some sources historically/regionally)
Angola ⓘ Benin ⓘ Cameroon ⓘ Central African Republic ⓘ Chad ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Republic of the Congo (west)
Equatorial Guinea ⓘ Gabon ⓘ Libya ⓘ
surface form:
Libya (historically)
Morocco ⓘ
surface form:
Morocco (historically/regionally)
Namibia ⓘ
surface form:
Namibia (historically)
Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
surface form:
São Tomé and Príncipe (historically)
Tunisia ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisia (historically/regionally)
Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara (historically/regionally)
|
| usedInRegion |
Central Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| UTCoffsetComparison | same offset as Central European Time (CET) ⓘ |
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