Western European Time Now (WET / WEST)

What is the Western European Time now?

9:38:06 PM

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Current timezone: Western European Time
Current offset: UTC/GMT +00:00
Observe DST: No

DST starts on: Sunday, March 29, 2026

DST ends on: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Is it WET or WEST?

European Summer Time begins in the Europe on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October. This is due to the fact that during the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.

Timezone Abbreviations

WET - Western European Time,
WEST - Western European Summer Time

EU Countries following the Western European Time Now (WET / WEST) time:

Ireland, Portugal (except Azores), and the Canary Islands (Spain).

The IANA time zone identifiers for Western European Time are

  • Atlantic/Canary,
  • Atlantic/Faroe,
  • Atlantic/Madeira and
  • Europe/Lisbon.

Related: European Timezones.