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Western European Time

 

Western European Time

Western European Time (WET) is the time zone covering parts of western and northwestern Europe, including the following countries and regions:

or GMT, Red CET/MET, Green EET, Khaki MSK

  • Canary Islands (rest of Spain is CET, i.e. WET+1)
  • Faroe Islands
  • northeastern Greenland (Danmarkshavn and surrounding area)
  • Iceland
  • Portugal
  • Republic of Ireland
  • United Kingdom (where the terms GMT and BST are always used)

    During winter months, WET corresponds to Universal Time (UTC); however in the summer, most (but not all) of the above places move one hour ahead to European Summer Time (UTC+1). Officially the Republic of Ireland is on UTC+1, but goes to UTC in winter, and for all practical purposes uses the same time as the United Kingdom.

    UTC (sometimes called Zulu time or Z time and formerly called Greenwich Mean Time) also covers part of west Africa:

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Saint Helena
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo



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