Convert WAT to KST
KST is 8 hours ahead of WAT. WAT is UTC+1 and KST is UTC+9.
Right now: WAT · KST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between WAT and KST. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| WAT | KST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
WAT to KST conversion table
| WAT | KST |
|---|---|
| 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 | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
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.
About KST
Korea Standard Time (KST) is UTC+9. It is used in South Korea, with no daylight saving.
Korea Standard Time is UTC+9, the same as Japan, and South Korea has had no daylight saving since 1988 when it was used for the Seoul Olympics. The two Koreas briefly differed: the North moved to UTC+8:30 in 2015 and returned to UTC+9 in 2018, which is the only time in modern history the peninsula ran on two clocks.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
Neither WAT nor KST shifts with the seasons, so this 8-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 WAT in KST?
9:00 AM WAT is 5:00 PM KST.
Is KST ahead of WAT?
KST is 8 hours ahead of WAT.
Which time zone does this use?
WAT is UTC+1 and KST is UTC+9. 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.