WET: Western European Time
WET is Western European Time, +00:00, used in Europe. In code, use Europe/Lisbon rather than the abbreviation.
Western European Time · Europe
02:45:55
Sunday, 27 September 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +00:00
- in force right now
- WEST (UTC+01:00) · DST
- use in code
- Europe/Lisbon
- also valid
- Atlantic/Canary
- next clock change
- 25 Oct 2026 01:00 → WET
Right now this zone is on WEST, not WET. They are the same place at different times of year.
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'tWET questions
What does WET stand for?
WET is Western European Time, +00:00, used in Europe. The IANA zone to use in code is Europe/Lisbon.
What time is it in WET right now?
Western European Time: 02:45 on Sunday (WEST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of WET?
Europe/Lisbon for Western European 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.
Why does my computer show WEST instead of WET?
Because Europe/Lisbon is currently on WEST (UTC+01:00), its daylight-saving variant. WET (+00:00) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.