SAST to WAT converter

South Africa Time (Johannesburg, Cape Town) to West Africa Time (Lagos, Kinshasa).

SAST2:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

WAT1:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

WAT is 1 h behind SAST.

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⇄ WAT to SAST

9:00 AM SAST = 8:00 AM WAT same day

Best time to meet

The best time to meet is between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM SAST, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM WAT. Both sides are then inside 9 AM to 5 PM.

SAST to WAT time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

SAST	WAT
12:00 AM SAST	11:00 PM WAT previous day
1:00 AM SAST	12:00 AM WAT
2:00 AM SAST	1:00 AM WAT
3:00 AM SAST	2:00 AM WAT
4:00 AM SAST	3:00 AM WAT
5:00 AM SAST	4:00 AM WAT
6:00 AM SAST	5:00 AM WAT
7:00 AM SAST	6:00 AM WAT
8:00 AM SAST	7:00 AM WAT
9:00 AM SAST	8:00 AM WAT
10:00 AM SAST	9:00 AM WAT
11:00 AM SAST	10:00 AM WAT
12:00 PM SAST	11:00 AM WAT
1:00 PM SAST	12:00 PM WAT
2:00 PM SAST	1:00 PM WAT
3:00 PM SAST	2:00 PM WAT
4:00 PM SAST	3:00 PM WAT
5:00 PM SAST	4:00 PM WAT
6:00 PM SAST	5:00 PM WAT
7:00 PM SAST	6:00 PM WAT
8:00 PM SAST	7:00 PM WAT
9:00 PM SAST	8:00 PM WAT
10:00 PM SAST	9:00 PM WAT
11:00 PM SAST	10:00 PM WAT

Quick answers

9:00 AM SAST = 8:00 AM WAT
12:00 PM SAST = 11:00 AM WAT
3:00 PM SAST = 2:00 PM WAT
5:00 PM SAST = 4:00 PM WAT
9:00 AM WAT = 10:00 AM SAST
12:00 PM WAT = 1:00 PM SAST
5:00 PM WAT = 6:00 PM SAST

Does the gap change during the year?

No. WAT is 1 h behind SAST all year.

SAST does not change its clocks. WAT does not change its clocks.

About SAST and WAT

SAST here means South Africa Time, the clock in Johannesburg, Cape Town. Right now it is UTC+2. It has no daylight saving.

WAT here means West Africa Time, the clock in Lagos, Kinshasa. Right now it is UTC+1. It has no daylight saving.

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