Convert SGT to WAT
WAT is 7 hours behind SGT. SGT is UTC+8 and WAT is UTC+1.
Right now: SGT · WAT
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours overlap for 1 hour: 4:00 PM–5:00 PM SGT (9:00 AM–10:00 AM WAT). Schedule meetings inside that window.
| SGT | WAT | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM | working hours |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 AM | working hours |
SGT to WAT conversion table
| SGT | WAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
About SGT
Singapore Time (SGT) is UTC+8. It is used in Singapore and Malaysia.
Singapore Time is UTC+8 with no daylight saving. The offset is a historical curiosity: Singapore sits at about 104°E, which is geographically UTC+7, and moved to +8 in 1982 to align with Malaysia and Hong Kong for trade. The result is that the sun is at its highest around 1pm rather than noon, and sunrise is late all year.
About WAT
West Africa Time (WAT) is UTC+1. It is used in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola and much of central and western Africa.
West Africa Time is UTC+1 all year, with no daylight saving anywhere that uses it. It covers Lagos, Kinshasa and Luanda — a very large population on a single fixed offset. It matches Central European Time in winter and falls an hour behind it in summer, which means a standing Europe–Nigeria meeting moves twice a year at the European end and never at the African one.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
Neither SGT nor WAT shifts with the seasons, so this 7-hour difference holds all year. That is unusual enough to be worth relying on: most cross-continental gaps move twice a year.
This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 9:00 AM SGT in WAT?
9:00 AM SGT is 2:00 AM WAT.
Is WAT ahead of SGT?
WAT is 7 hours behind SGT.
Which time zone does this use?
SGT is UTC+8 and WAT is UTC+1. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.