Time Zone Notice
The region for WET is currently observing Daylight Saving Time. The current time zone is WEST.
Please see the correct page here: Current Time in WEST .
Time in WET (Western European Time)
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01:54:28
Saturday, 4 July 2026
About WET
The standard time for parts of Western Europe (e.g., Portugal mainland, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands) and Northwest Africa. It is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). During summer, regions observing WET usually switch to WEST.
UTC Offset: +00:00
Current time is based on the representative IANA zone: Atlantic/Canary
FAQ — Western European Time
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
The current time in Western European Time (WET) is 01:54:28. Compare with other major time zones on Time.so.
WET stands for Western European Time. It is one of the standard time zone abbreviations used in scheduling, email headers, and time stamps. Browse all major time zones for comparison.
IANA time zones grouped under Western European Time include Atlantic/Canary, Atlantic/Faeroe, Atlantic/Faroe, Atlantic/Madeira, Europe/Lisbon, Portugal. The full list and current time for each is on this page; see all IANA time zones for the complete database.
WET is used (in whole or in part) by Faroe Islands, Portugal, Spain. Each country page lists which time zone applies to which region.
Major cities in Western European Time include Lisbon, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Amadora, La Laguna. Click any city for its current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.
Use the time zone converter to translate any time from another zone into WET. The converter handles DST transitions and accepts city names as inputs.