WEST
Western European Summer Time
Portugal, western Europe (summer)
Now in Lisbon:
WEST — Western European Summer Time
Quick facts
- Abbreviation
- WEST
- Full name
- Western European Summer Time
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Type
- Daylight saving time
- Seasonal pair
- WET (UTC)
- Used in
- Portugal, western Europe (summer)
- Example zone
- Europe/Lisbon
Cities that use WEST
About WEST
WEST is the abbreviation for Western European Summer Time, a time zone offset of UTC+1. It applies in Portugal, western Europe (summer). It is the daylight-saving half of the year; in winter the same region switches to WET (UTC).
Time-zone abbreviations are convenient but not unique or official — several codes are shared by more than one zone. When precision matters, use the underlying IANA zone name (for example Europe/Lisbon) or the UTC offset UTC+1 instead.
Frequently asked questions
- What does WEST stand for?
- WEST stands for Western European Summer Time. It is UTC+1, used in Portugal, western Europe (summer).
- What is the UTC offset of WEST?
- WEST (Western European Summer Time) is UTC+1, meaning it is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
- What is the standard-time version of WEST?
- WEST is the summer (daylight saving) abbreviation. Its counterpart is WET (Western European Time, UTC), used in the other half of the year.
See also: all time zone abbreviations