Convert WAT to NZST
NZST is 11 hours ahead of WAT. WAT is UTC+1 and NZST is UTC+12.
Right now: WAT · NZST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between WAT and NZST. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| WAT | NZST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
WAT to NZST conversion table
| WAT | NZST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 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 NZST
New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) is UTC+12. It is used in Auckland and Wellington in the southern winter.
New Zealand Standard Time is UTC+12, the furthest ahead of the commonly used abbreviations, moving to NZDT at UTC+13 from late September to early April. New Zealand is where the date changes first for most of the world's working population, which is why release schedules and financial rollovers are often expressed relative to it. Chatham Islands time, at UTC+12:45, is one of only three quarter-hour offsets in use anywhere.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
Neither WAT nor NZST shifts with the seasons, so this 11-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 NZST?
9:00 AM WAT is 8:00 PM NZST.
Is NZST ahead of WAT?
NZST is 11 hours ahead of WAT.
Which time zone does this use?
WAT is UTC+1 and NZST is UTC+12. 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.