NZST to WAT converter

New Zealand Time (Auckland, Wellington) to West Africa Time (Lagos, Kinshasa).

NZST1:07 PMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

WAT1:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

WAT is 12 h behind NZST.

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9:00 AM NZST = 9:00 PM WAT previous day

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No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places, so one side always meets outside office hours.

NZST to WAT time table

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

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

Quick answers

9:00 AM NZST = 9:00 PM WAT (previous day)
12:00 PM NZST = 12:00 AM WAT
3:00 PM NZST = 3:00 AM WAT
5:00 PM NZST = 5:00 AM WAT
9:00 AM WAT = 9:00 PM NZST
12:00 PM WAT = 12:00 AM NZST (next day)
5:00 PM WAT = 5:00 AM NZST (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 4 Apr 2027: WAT is 12 h behind NZST. From 4 Apr 2027 to 26 Sep 2027: WAT is 11 h behind NZST. From 26 Sep 2027 to 2 Apr 2028: WAT is 12 h behind NZST.

NZST next changes its clocks on 4 Apr 2027 (back 1 h, to UTC+12), then on 26 Sep 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC+13). WAT does not change its clocks.

About NZST and WAT

NZST here means New Zealand Time, the clock in Auckland, Wellington. Right now it is UTC+13. Strictly, NZST is the winter name; in summer these places use NZDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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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