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WET to AWST Converter & Meeting Planner

Quick answer: 9:00 AM WET = 5:00 PM AWST (fixed +00:00 standard offset — not DST-adjusted). Use the interactive converter below for DST-aware local-time scheduling.

Planning a call or meeting between Western European Time (WET) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)? You need to account for the standard time difference. Australian Western Standard Time is normally 8 hours ahead of Western European Time. Whether you are coordinating between teams in Lisbon and Las Palmas and Perth and Bunbury, our live tool has you covered. Use our interactive overlap studio below to find the perfect waking hours for both regions, taking into account any seasonal Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes.

24-Hour Conversion Table

Quick reference: 12:00 AM WET = 8:00 AM AWST. The full 24-hour WET to AWST table below uses fixed standard offsets for exact abbreviation searches.

Example: 3:00 PM WET = 11:00 PM AWST.

WET TimeAWST Time
12:00 AM (00:00)8:00 AM (08:00)
1:00 AM (01:00)9:00 AM (09:00)
2:00 AM (02:00)10:00 AM (10:00)
3:00 AM (03:00)11:00 AM (11:00)
4:00 AM (04:00)12:00 PM (12:00)
5:00 AM (05:00)1:00 PM (13:00)
6:00 AM (06:00)2:00 PM (14:00)
7:00 AM (07:00)3:00 PM (15:00)
8:00 AM (08:00)4:00 PM (16:00)
9:00 AM (09:00)5:00 PM (17:00)
10:00 AM (10:00)6:00 PM (18:00)
11:00 AM (11:00)7:00 PM (19:00)
12:00 PM (12:00)8:00 PM (20:00)
1:00 PM (13:00)9:00 PM (21:00)
2:00 PM (14:00)10:00 PM (22:00)
3:00 PM (15:00)11:00 PM (23:00)
4:00 PM (16:00)12:00 AM (00:00)+1 day
5:00 PM (17:00)1:00 AM (01:00)+1 day
6:00 PM (18:00)2:00 AM (02:00)+1 day
7:00 PM (19:00)3:00 AM (03:00)+1 day
8:00 PM (20:00)4:00 AM (04:00)+1 day
9:00 PM (21:00)5:00 AM (05:00)+1 day
10:00 PM (22:00)6:00 AM (06:00)+1 day
11:00 PM (23:00)7:00 AM (07:00)+1 day

Best time to call Perth from Lisbon

For most work calls, compare the normal business day in Lisbon (WET) with the business day in Perth (AWST). WET commonly covers Western Europe, Macaronesia, while AWST is mainly associated with Oceania, Australia.

⚠️ Note: 2026-07-05 is not a normal workday in one or both regions based on their configured calendar. The overlap below should be treated as a reference, not a guaranteed office-hours window.

✅ The most practical overlap on 2026-07-05 is usually 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM WET, which corresponds to 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM AWST. This window sits inside the typical WET workday (9:00 AM - 6:00 PM) and the AWST workday (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM).

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Data Source: IANA Time Zone Database (v2026b)Last Verified: 2026-06-09

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the time difference between WET and AWST?

During standard time, Australian Western Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Western European Time.

Is WET the same as GMT?

WET and GMT share the exact same UTC+0 standard offset, and both shift forward by one hour during summer under identical DST schedules, making them numerically interchangeable for any clock or calendar calculation. However, WET is the formal legal time zone designation used by Portugal, the Faroe Islands, and Spain's Canary Islands, while GMT is a historically-grounded designation tied specifically to the United Kingdom and its meridian at Greenwich.

Does Spain use Western European Time?

Mainland Spain operates on Central European Time (CET) at UTC+1, meaning cities like Madrid and Barcelona run one hour ahead of WET throughout the entire year. The Canary Islands are the exception: as a Spanish autonomous community, they officially observe WET, placing Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife a full hour behind the Spanish mainland at all times.

Does Perth observe Daylight Saving Time?

Perth and the rest of Western Australia do not observe Daylight Saving Time. Western Australians have voted against DST in multiple state referendums — most recently in 2009 — and AWST remains permanently fixed at UTC+08:00 throughout the year.

Are AWST and China Standard Time the same?

AWST and China Standard Time (CST) share the exact same UTC+08:00 offset, meaning Perth and Beijing operate on an identical clock. The same applies to Singapore Time (SGT) and Malaysia Time (MYT) — all three are perfectly synchronized with AWST, eliminating offset calculations entirely for the resource and commodity trade flows that connect Perth to these major Asian markets.