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
01:16:04
Thursday, 13 August 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: 01:16 on Thursday (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.