Missouri, USA
CST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
WAT
West Africa Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare Kansas City time with WAT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CST (Central Standard Time) is 7 hours behind West Africa Time
6:00 am06:00 in Kansas City, MO, USA is 1:00 pm13:00 in WAT

Kansas City to WAT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am in Kansas City which corresponds to 4pm-5pm in WAT

6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Kansas City, MO, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 West Africa Time (WAT). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

6:00 am06:00 Kansas City, MO, USA / 1:00 pm13:00 WAT

Kansas City, MO, USAWAT
12am (midnight)7am
1am8am
2am9am
3am10am
4am11am
5am12pm (noon)
6am1pm
7am2pm
8am3pm
9am4pm
10am5pm
11am6pm
12pm (noon)7pm
1pm8pm
2pm9pm
3pm10pm
4pm11pm
5pm12am (midnight)
6pm1am
7pm2am
8pm3am
9pm4am
10pm5am
11pm6am
00:0007:00
01:0008:00
02:0009:00
03:0010:00
04:0011:00
05:0012:00
06:0013:00
07:0014:00
08:0015:00
09:0016:00
10:0017:00
11:0018:00
12:0019:00
13:0020:00
14:0021:00
15:0022:00
16:0023:00
17:0000:00
18:0001:00
19:0002:00
20:0003:00
21:0004:00
22:0005:00
23:0006:00

Kansas City Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CDT - Central Daylight Time
CST - Central Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-5:00 hours during Central Daylight Time, currently in use.
-6:00 hours during Central Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Kansas City Facts

Country
USA
State
Missouri
Alternative Names
Caasimada Kansas, City of Kansas, Dinas Kansas, Greenwood, Ilu Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas City i Missouri, Kansas Lakanbalen, Kansas Sity, Kansasurbo, Kanzas Shehiri, Kanzas Siti, Kanzas Sitis, Kanzas-Sici, Kanzas-Siti, Kanzassitija, Kota Kansas, Lungsod ng Kansas, MKC, Maple Gardens, Milton, Town of Kansas, Westport, Winnetonka, Winnwood, kaenjaseusiti, kan sa si cheng, kanasasa siti, kansas syty, kanzasushiti, kanzas‌syty myzwry, kencas nakaram, kensasa siti, kʼanzas-sitʼi, qnzs syty, Ìlú Kansas, Κάνσας Σίτυ, Канзас Сити, Канзас-Сити, Канзас-Сіті, Канзас-Сіці, Կանզաս Սիթի, קנזס סיטי, كانساس سيتي, کانزاس‌سیتی، میزوری, کنساس شہر، مسوری, कॅन्सस सिटी, কানসাস সিটি, கேன்சஸ் நகரம், แคนซัสซิตี, კანზას-სიტი, カンザスシティ, 堪薩斯城, 캔자스시티
Population
475,378
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 05' N Latitude / 94° 34' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

West Africa Time

Offset: WAT is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

Countries using this time zone: Angola, Benin, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Central African Rep., Congo (Rep.), Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WAT time zone is Lagos in Nigeria, with about 9 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Kinshasa, Kano, Ibadan, Luanda.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in West Africa Time (WAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so WAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

WAT Time Zone Geo Map
WAT timezone map

WAT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for WAT
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WAT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Bangui
  • Africa/Brazzaville
  • Africa/Douala
  • Africa/Kinshasa
  • Africa/Lagos
  • Africa/Libreville
  • Africa/Luanda
  • Africa/Malabo
  • Africa/Ndjamena
  • Africa/Niamey
  • Africa/Porto-Novo
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time