Current Time in Western European Time

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Time zone info for Western European Time

UTC +0 WET

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  • ☀️ Start DST on Sunday, March 29, 2026. New time: UTC +1 / WEST
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  • The IANA time zone identifiers for this time zone are: Africa/Casablanca, Africa/El_Aaiun, Atlantic/Canary, Atlantic/Faeroe, Atlantic/Faroe, Atlantic/Madeira, Europe/Lisbon.

🧭 Summary of Western European Time

Western European Time (WET) aligns with UTC±00:00 in winter and switches to Western European Summer Time in summer for many countries.

Key Points

  • Standard Offset: UTC+00:00.
  • DST (WEST): UTC+01:00 where observed (last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).
  • Coverage: Portugal (mainland), the Canary Islands (Spain), and others; the UK/Ireland instead use GMT/BST naming but match offsets seasonally.

Notes

  • Functionally equivalent to GMT in winter for many places but named WET in EU contexts.

🗺️Countries and Cities Using Western European Time