Western European Time
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Western European Time (WET) is the time zone covering parts of western and northwestern Europe, including the following countries and regions:
- Canary Islands (rest of Spain is CET, i.e. UTC+1)
- Faroe Islands
- northeastern Greenland (Danmarkshavn and surrounding area)
- Iceland
- Portugal
- Republic of Ireland (where the terms GMT and IST are used)
- United Kingdom (where the terms GMT and BST are used)
During winter months, WET corresponds to Universal Time (UTC); however in the summer, most (but not all) of the above places move one hour ahead to Western European Summer Time (UTC+1). Officially the Republic of Ireland is on UTC+1, but goes to UTC in winter, and for all practical purposes uses the same time as the United Kingdom.
UTC (sometimes called Zulu time or Z time and formerly called Greenwich Mean Time) also covers part of west Africa:
- Burkina Faso
- Côte d'Ivoire
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Saint Helena
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
