WEST — Western European Summer Time
WEST is Western European Summer Time, +01:00, used in Europe. In code, use Europe/Lisbon rather than the abbreviation.
Western European Summer Time · Europe
01:15:43
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +01:00
- in force right now
- WEST (UTC+01:00) · DST
- use in code
- Europe/Lisbon
- next clock change
- 25 Oct 2026 01:00 → WET
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Europe/Lisbon"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tWEST questions
What does WEST stand for?
WEST is Western European Summer Time, +01:00, used in Europe. The IANA zone to use in code is Europe/Lisbon.
What time is it in WEST right now?
Western European Summer Time: 01:15 on Thursday (WEST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of WEST?
Europe/Lisbon for Western European Summer Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.