Timezone details
- Identifier
- Abbreviation
- —
- Transitioned
- May 31, 2021 at 02:00 AM
- Featured city
- Niamey
Niamey
Africa • Niamey
NigerCurrent local time
05:16:56
Sunday, May 31, 2026
UTC offset
UTC+01:00
No daylight saving changes
Niamey does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on UTC+01:00 all year long.
Location
- Latitude
- 13.51666
- Longitude
- 2.11666
- Country
- Niger
West Africa Standard Time (WAT)
FAQs
West Africa Standard Time (WAT) keeps things straightforward across 11 African nations — no daylight saving, no clock shifts, just a steady +1 offset all year. From Bangui to Lagos, it's one single, reliable hour ahead of UTC, which makes regional coordination refreshingly simple.
Does West Africa Standard Time observe daylight saving?
No. Every zone in the WAT region stays on UTC+01:00 all year round — there’s no spring forward or fall back anywhere in the region.
How many countries share West Africa Standard Time?
At least 11 major zones use WAT, including Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, and Angola.
Is West Africa Standard Time always UTC+01:00?
Yes, permanently. The West Africa Standard Time region does not have daylight saving transitions.
Which city represents West Africa Standard Time on the timezone.io page?
Bangui, in the Central African Republic, is the reference city shown for WAT on timezone.io.
What was the last known change to West Africa Standard Time?
The current offset has been in effect since at least May 2021, and no recent changes have been recorded.
Are there multiple time zones in West Africa?
Yes — only this region uses WAT. Other parts of Africa follow different offsets and rules, but within WAT, there’s just one consistent standard.
What’s unique about West Africa Standard Time?
Its consistency — no daylight saving changes and a single offset make cross-border collaboration easy across nearly a dozen countries.
Do any WAT countries use daylight saving?
Not right now, and there are no known plans for future adoption in this region.