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WET – Western European Time (Standard Time)

Time Zone names, codes and abbreviations for Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time (DST) around the world.

Also known as: GMT – Greenwich Mean Time

Caution: This is NOT the current local time in most locations in that time zone

Africa: Only some locations are currently on WET because most places in this time zone are currently on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing WEST.

Time zone map of WET
Currently observing WET.
Observes WET part of the year.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +0).
Currently observing WET – Western European Time.
Observes WET – Western European Time part of the year, but not currently.
Currently has same time zone offset as WET (UTC +0) but different time zone name.

Western European Time (WET) has no offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Europe, Africa.

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Summer Time & DST

Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use WEST (Western European Summer Time) in the summer.

Where and When is WET Observed?

Europe

European countries using WET in the winter and WEST in the summer:

Africa

African countries using WET in the winter and WEST in the summer:

Other Time Zones in UTC +0

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as WET, but can be found under a different name: