WET to EST Converter
WET to EST, made simple. EST is 5 hours behind WET. Change the time or date in either card and the conversion follows along instantly.
Daylight saving notes
In the European Union and the UK, summer time runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. That affects Western European Time (WET).
In the United States and Canada, daylight saving time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. That affects Eastern Standard Time (EST).
WET to EST conversion chart
For example, a 9:00 AM WET meeting takes place at 4:00 AM EST. Concretely, when Lisbon (WET) and New York (EST) set up a call, eST is 5 hours behind WET.
| WET time | EST time |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:00 PM−1 day |
| 1:00 AM | 8:00 PM−1 day |
| 2:00 AM | 9:00 PM−1 day |
| 3:00 AM | 10:00 PM−1 day |
| 4:00 AM | 11:00 PM−1 day |
| 5:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
This chart uses the fixed WET and EST offsets; the live converter above follows current daylight saving.
Convert WET to EST Time Zone
Below are the answers people search for most when converting Western European Time (WET) to Eastern Standard Time (EST).
How do I convert WET to EST?
It takes three quick steps:
- Click the WET field on the left and pick the time you want to convert.
- The matching EST time updates on the right automatically — there’s no button to press.
- Need a different day? Click the date field and the result follows, rolling over if it crosses midnight.
What is the time difference between WET and EST?
EST is 5 hours behind WET. In everyday terms, once you know the time on one side you just subtract 5 hours to get the other — so a call between Lisbon and New York is always 5 hours apart.
What's the current time in EST?
Right now the time in Eastern Standard Time (EST) is Monday, June 29, 2026 · 12:53:58 PM. It ticks every second, so you’re always looking at the live EST clock.
And what time is it in WET?
And in Western European Time (WET), it’s currently Monday, June 29, 2026 · 5:53:58 PM. Compare the two and the 5 hours gap is easy to see.
What's the best time for a WET–EST call?
For example, a 9:00 AM WET meeting takes place at 4:00 AM EST. The trick is to aim for a slot that lands inside normal working hours on both sides. Once you’ve found a time, hit Share on the converter to copy a link with the time built in — easy to send to a colleague. Juggling three or more zones? The meeting planner highlights the hours that overlap for everyone.
Does daylight saving time change the WET–EST difference?
The labels WET and EST are fixed offsets, so the result on this page is always exact. Both regions move their clocks for daylight saving on roughly the same weekends, so the 5 hours gap usually holds steady right through the year.
How accurate is this WET to EST conversion?
We don’t guess. WET and EST times are worked out from the official IANA time zone database, the trusted standard that operating systems use worldwide. Because daylight-saving rules and regional offsets do change over time, we track those updates rather than relying on a fixed number — which is exactly where many converters slip up.
Convert WET to other time zones
- UTC Coordinated Universal Time
- GMT Greenwich Mean Time
- EST Eastern Standard Time
- EDT Eastern Daylight Time
- CST Central Standard Time
- CDT Central Daylight Time
- MST Mountain Standard Time
- MDT Mountain Daylight Time
- PST Pacific Standard Time
- PDT Pacific Daylight Time
- AKST Alaska Standard Time
- AKDT Alaska Daylight Time
- HST Hawaii Standard Time
- AST Atlantic Standard Time
- ADT Atlantic Daylight Time
- NST Newfoundland Standard Time
- NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time
- BRT Brasília Time
- ART Argentina Time
- WEST Western European Summer Time
- CET Central European Time
- CEST Central European Summer Time
- EET Eastern European Time
- EEST Eastern European Summer Time
- BST British Summer Time
- IST Irish Standard Time
- MSK Moscow Standard Time
- TRT Turkey Time
- WAT West Africa Time
- CAT Central Africa Time
- EAT East Africa Time
- SAST South Africa Standard Time
- GST Gulf Standard Time
- IST Israel Standard Time
- IDT Israel Daylight Time
- IST India Standard Time
- PKT Pakistan Standard Time
- BDT Bangladesh Standard Time
- ICT Indochina Time
- WIB Western Indonesian Time
- WITA Central Indonesian Time
- WIT Eastern Indonesian Time
- CST China Standard Time
- HKT Hong Kong Time
- SGT Singapore Time
- PHT Philippine Time
- JST Japan Standard Time
- KST Korea Standard Time
- AWST Australian Western Standard Time
- ACST Australian Central Standard Time
- ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time
- AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time
- AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- NZST New Zealand Standard Time
- NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time
Convert to EST from other time zones
- UTC Coordinated Universal Time
- GMT Greenwich Mean Time
- EDT Eastern Daylight Time
- CST Central Standard Time
- CDT Central Daylight Time
- MST Mountain Standard Time
- MDT Mountain Daylight Time
- PST Pacific Standard Time
- PDT Pacific Daylight Time
- AKST Alaska Standard Time
- AKDT Alaska Daylight Time
- HST Hawaii Standard Time
- AST Atlantic Standard Time
- ADT Atlantic Daylight Time
- NST Newfoundland Standard Time
- NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time
- BRT Brasília Time
- ART Argentina Time
- WET Western European Time
- WEST Western European Summer Time
- CET Central European Time
- CEST Central European Summer Time
- EET Eastern European Time
- EEST Eastern European Summer Time
- BST British Summer Time
- IST Irish Standard Time
- MSK Moscow Standard Time
- TRT Turkey Time
- WAT West Africa Time
- CAT Central Africa Time
- EAT East Africa Time
- SAST South Africa Standard Time
- GST Gulf Standard Time
- IST Israel Standard Time
- IDT Israel Daylight Time
- IST India Standard Time
- PKT Pakistan Standard Time
- BDT Bangladesh Standard Time
- ICT Indochina Time
- WIB Western Indonesian Time
- WITA Central Indonesian Time
- WIT Eastern Indonesian Time
- CST China Standard Time
- HKT Hong Kong Time
- SGT Singapore Time
- PHT Philippine Time
- JST Japan Standard Time
- KST Korea Standard Time
- AWST Australian Western Standard Time
- ACST Australian Central Standard Time
- ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time
- AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time
- AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- NZST New Zealand Standard Time
- NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time
Frequently asked questions
How many hours behind WET is EST?
EST is 5 hours behind WET — a fixed 5 hours difference, since both are fixed-offset labels.
What time is it in EST when it's 12:00 PM WET?
When it's 12:00 PM (noon) WET, it's 7:00 AM EST.
Do WET or EST use daylight saving time?
Western European Time (WET) observes daylight saving, alternating with WEST; Eastern Standard Time (EST) observes daylight saving, alternating with EDT.
Why might the real-world WET–EST difference change during the year?
The labels WET and EST are fixed offsets, so this converter is always exact. But Western European Time's region switches between standard and summer time, so for part of the year you may actually want WEST to EST. Always check which label a region is currently using before you schedule.