WEST — Western European Summer Time
See what WEST means, where it is used, how it relates to WET, and convert WEST time with other time zones.
Countries: Faroe Islands, Portugal, Spain
How to Convert WEST to Other Time Zones
Open the WEST converter page: Go to https://www.xconvert.com/time-converter/west-time-zone to load the visual comparison grid with WEST (Western European Summer Time) already shown. This page is useful when you are scheduling a call with teams in Portugal, the Canary Islands, or the Faroe Islands during summer time, especially if you need to line up working hours across Europe, North America, or the Middle East.
Add comparison cities: Click + Add City and search for cities such as London, New York, and Dubai to compare WEST against major business hubs. This is especially practical for tourism operators in Tenerife, customer support teams in Portugal, or shipping and fisheries contacts in Tórshavn who need to coordinate with UK partners, US clients, or Gulf-based logistics companies.
Select a time range on the grid: Click Select to enter selection mode, then drag across the WEST row from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM WEST; the purple highlighted block will show the matching hours in every added city. For example, 9:00 AM WEST is 8:00 AM in London during British Summer Time only when both regions are aligned differently? In summer, WEST and BST are both UTC+1, so 9:00 AM WEST = 9:00 AM London, while it is 4:00 AM in New York during EDT (UTC-4) and 12:00 PM in Dubai (UTC+4), helping you see immediately whether a morning meeting in Las Palmas works for a US-based team.
Move, refine, and export the meeting window: Drag the center of the purple selection to shift it later in the day, or use the left and right handles to resize it until you find an overlap that stays inside the green work-hour bands for all participants. Once selected, use ICS download, Google Calendar, Gmail, Copy to clipboard, or Share link to send the final slot to a remote team, a travel coordinator, or a client so everyone receives the meeting in their own local time automatically.
About Western European Summer Time (WEST)
Western European Summer Time (WEST) is the daylight saving time designation for regions that move to UTC+1:00 during the warmer part of the year. It is exactly 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1) and 1 hour ahead of WET (Western European Time, UTC+0), which is the standard-time counterpart used in the same regions outside the DST season.
WEST is used in parts of Portugal, Spain, and the Faroe Islands when daylight saving time is active. In Spain, this applies specifically to the Canary Islands, including major population centers such as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna, Telde, and Arona; mainland Spain does not use WEST because it follows Central European time rules instead. In the Faroe Islands, cities and towns such as Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Tvøroyri, and Miðvágur switch from WET to WEST in summer.
The distinction between WEST and WET matters in scheduling because the same city can be UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. That means if it is 9:00 AM WEST, it is 8:00 AM UTC, but the same local clock reading during winter under WET would correspond to 9:00 AM UTC. This difference affects flight planning, hotel check-in coordination, ferry schedules in the North Atlantic, and recurring business meetings with teams in North America or continental Europe.
Several regions using WEST have strong links to international travel and service industries. The Canary Islands are a major tourism market with heavy air connections to the UK, Germany, and mainland Spain, while Portugal has extensive trade and tech links with London, Dublin, and São Paulo; the Faroe Islands rely on marine, fisheries, and logistics coordination where exact timing is important for port operations and weather-dependent transport.
WEST and Daylight Saving Time
WEST is a daylight saving time zone, not a year-round standard time zone. Regions that use it switch from WET (UTC+0) to WEST (UTC+1) in spring, then return from WEST back to WET in autumn, following the European daylight saving schedule.
In 2026, WEST begins on Sunday, 29 March 2026, when clocks move forward by 1 hour at 1:00 AM UTC, becoming 2:00 AM local daylight time in affected regions. WEST ends on Sunday, 25 October 2026, when clocks move back by 1 hour at 1:00 AM UTC, returning those locations to WET (UTC+0). This means the summer period creates later evening daylight, which is useful for tourism, retail activity, and outdoor operations in places such as Madeira, the Azores if applicable by local rule, the Canary Islands, and the Faroe Islands depending on the jurisdiction listed for the page.
The shift changes international meeting math by exactly one hour relative to UTC and to countries that do not change clocks on the same dates. For example, during WEST, a 2:00 PM meeting in Tenerife is 1:00 PM in UTC, 2:00 PM in London if London is on BST, 3:00 PM in Berlin (CEST), and 9:00 AM in New York (EDT). Around the March and October transition weeks, businesses should verify the date on the converter grid because US and European DST schedules do not change on the same Sundays.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does WEST stand for?
WEST stands for Western European Summer Time. It is the daylight saving time version of Western European Time, used when clocks are advanced by one hour for summer in certain Atlantic and Western European regions.
Is WEST the same as WET?
No, WEST and WET are not the same. WET is Western European Time (UTC+0) and is the standard-time setting, while WEST is Western European Summer Time (UTC+1) and is used only during the daylight saving period, so WEST is exactly 1 hour ahead of WET.
Which cities use WEST?
Cities and towns that use WEST during daylight saving time include Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna, Telde, and Arona in the Canary Islands, along with Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Tvøroyri, and Miðvágur in the Faroe Islands. Portugal also uses WEST in the applicable regions during summer, making it relevant for travel, hospitality, and cross-border business scheduling.
What is the UTC offset for WEST?
The UTC offset for WEST is UTC+1:00. That means when it is 12:00 noon UTC, it is 1:00 PM WEST, and when it is 9:00 AM WEST, the corresponding UTC time is 8:00 AM.
When does WEST change?
WEST changes twice each year under the European daylight saving schedule. In 2026, it starts on 29 March 2026 when clocks move forward from WET to WEST, and it ends on 25 October 2026 when clocks move back from WEST to WET.
Is WEST the same as BST or CET?
WEST shares the same UTC+1 offset with several other abbreviations at certain times of year, including BST and CET, but they are not identical time zones in all contexts. BST usually refers to British Summer Time, while CET is Central European Time and is typically a standard-time label; the local rules, winter offsets, and DST transitions may differ depending on the country.
How far ahead is WEST compared with New York and London?
WEST is usually 5 hours ahead of New York when New York is on EDT (UTC-4), so 9:00 AM WEST = 4:00 AM New York in that period. WEST is typically the same as London during British Summer Time, so 9:00 AM WEST = 9:00 AM London when both are observing summer time; however, around DST transition dates, that relationship can temporarily change if one region has switched and the other has not.
Why does WEST matter for travel and business scheduling?
WEST matters because the regions using it are closely tied to tourism, aviation, maritime transport, and remote work across Europe and the Atlantic. A one-hour DST shift can affect flight departure interpretation, hotel arrival timing, ferry check-ins, trading desk handoffs, and recurring Zoom meetings, especially when participants are spread across cities such as Tenerife, Lisbon, London, Berlin, and New York.