AZOT — Azores Time
See what AZOT means, where it is used, how it relates to daylight saving time, and convert AZOT to other time zones.
Meaning and usage areas
AZOT means Azores Time and has a standard offset of UTC-1. It is used in Portugal’s Azores region as the base standard time for the islands.
DST relationship explained
AZOT is the non-DST standard time reference for the Azores, so this page treats AZOT itself as UTC-1 with no daylight saving applied. Seasonal clock changes are tracked separately where relevant.
Convert to other zones
Compare AZOT with other time zones using the visual time grid and hour-by-hour tables. Export meetings with ICS download or share through Google Calendar and Gmail.
How to Convert AZOT to Other Time Zones
Open the AZOT converter page: Go to
https://www.xconvert.com/time-converter/azot-time-zone. The page opens with AZOT pre-loaded in the comparison grid, which is useful when you need to line up work across a UTC-1 schedule with teams, vendors, or travelers in other parts of the world.Add comparison cities: Click + Add City and search for the locations you want to compare against. A practical setup is to add major business hubs your team works with so you can see how AZOT lines up with external office hours, customer support windows, or travel coordination across multiple regions.
Select a time range on the grid: Click Select to enter selection mode, then drag across the AZOT row to highlight the hours you want to compare; the selected block appears in purple and can be adjusted with the left and right handles or moved by dragging the center. This is especially helpful for choosing a meeting window, checking whether a handoff falls into another team's workday, or avoiding late-night and overnight overlaps shown in the gray portions of the timeline.
Export the result: Once a range is selected, use the export options for ICS download, Google Calendar, Gmail, Copy to clipboard, or Share link. These options are useful when you need to send a confirmed time block to a distributed team, add it directly to a calendar, or share a reusable conversion link with clients and partners.
About Azores Time (AZOT)
AZOT stands for Azores Time. Its standard offset is UTC-1, which means it is one hour behind Coordinated Universal Time.
AZOT does not observe daylight saving time and has no counterpart. That makes it a fixed UTC-1 time designation rather than one that alternates seasonally between standard time and daylight time.
Other abbreviations that use the same UTC-1 offset include CVT, EGT, and N. When comparing schedules, this same-offset relationship can help you quickly identify time zones that align hour-for-hour with AZOT.
AZOT and Daylight Saving Time
AZOT does not observe DST. There is no seasonal switch, no daylight-saving counterpart, and no annual clock change associated with this abbreviation.
Because AZOT stays at UTC-1 all year, there are no transition dates to track for the current year. For scheduling, this means AZOT remains stable while other time zones may shift forward or backward during their own daylight saving changes.
This fixed behavior is useful for recurring coordination because the AZOT side of the schedule does not move. If a meeting appears to shift during part of the year, that change is caused by the other time zone observing DST, not by AZOT itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does AZOT stand for?
AZOT stands for Azores Time. It is the abbreviation used for a time zone with a fixed offset of UTC-1.
This means local AZOT time is always one hour behind UTC. The abbreviation is useful in scheduling, calendar coordination, and time conversion when a UTC-1 reference is needed.
Is AZOT the same as GMT?
No. AZOT is UTC-1, while GMT is UTC+0. That means AZOT is one hour behind GMT.
In practical terms, when it is 12:00 in GMT, it is 11:00 in AZOT. This difference matters when arranging calls, transport timings, or deadlines that reference GMT-based schedules.
Which cities use AZOT?
There are no principal cities listed here for AZOT. When using the converter, it is best treated as a time-zone abbreviation with a UTC-1 offset rather than relying on city-based identification.
That distinction matters because many users search by city, while others work directly with abbreviations in aviation, logistics, software systems, or international scheduling tools. In those cases, AZOT is most useful as a fixed UTC-1 reference.
What is the UTC offset for AZOT?
The UTC offset for AZOT is UTC-1. This means you subtract one hour from UTC to get AZOT.
Because the offset is fixed, it does not change during the year. That consistency makes AZOT easier to use in recurring schedules than time zones that move between standard time and daylight time.
When does AZOT change?
AZOT does not change during the year. It does not observe daylight saving time, so there is no spring or autumn clock adjustment.
There are also no exact annual switch dates to track because no switch occurs. If you notice a seasonal difference in a cross-border meeting, it is caused by the other location changing its clocks rather than AZOT moving away from UTC-1.
Does AZOT have a daylight saving counterpart?
No. AZOT has no counterpart. Unlike abbreviations that alternate between a standard-time and daylight-time version, AZOT remains the same designation year-round.
This is useful in documentation and scheduling because there is no second seasonal label to interpret. You can treat AZOT as a stable UTC-1 abbreviation in every month of the year.
Are there other time zone abbreviations with the same offset as AZOT?
Yes. CVT, EGT, and N share the same UTC-1 offset as AZOT. These abbreviations are aligned by offset, so they represent the same hour difference from UTC.
That does not mean they are interchangeable in every context, since abbreviations can be used in different regional or technical settings. Still, for pure offset comparison, they match AZOT hour-for-hour.