Convert WAT to MDT
MDT is 7 hours behind WAT. WAT is UTC+1 and MDT is UTC−6.
Right now: WAT · MDT
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours overlap for 1 hour: 4:00 PM–5:00 PM WAT (9:00 AM–10:00 AM MDT). Schedule meetings inside that window.
| WAT | MDT | 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 |
WAT to MDT conversion table
| WAT | MDT |
|---|---|
| 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 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 MDT
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) is UTC−6. It is used in Denver and Salt Lake City from March to November.
Mountain Daylight Time is UTC−6, the summer clock for Denver and Salt Lake City. During those months it coincides with Central Standard Time, which is a genuine source of confusion in a country that spans both: a meeting at "6pm MDT" and one at "6pm CST" are the same instant, but the second is not a time anyone is actually on in summer.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
This gap is seasonal. The abbreviations themselves are fixed offsets, but the region on MDT switches to MST (UTC−7) from November to March. So the 7-hour figure on this page is correct for the part of the year when both places are actually on these abbreviations, and changes by an hour outside it.
WAT does not shift, so the whole change comes from one side. A recurring meeting fixed in WAT will appear to move by an hour for everyone on the other side, twice a year, without anyone changing anything.
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 MDT?
9:00 AM WAT is 2:00 AM MDT.
Is MDT ahead of WAT?
MDT is 7 hours behind WAT.
Which time zone does this use?
WAT is UTC+1 and MDT is UTC−6. 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.