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Convert East Africa Time to Australian Western Standard Time

Instantly convert East Africa Time (EAT) to Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

East Africa Time

08:20:58 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (EAT)

Australian Western Standard Time

01:20:58 PM

Wed, Jun 24 (AWST)

AWST is +5 hours from EAT

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24-Hour Comparison

EATAWST
12:00 AM5:00 AM
1:00 AM6:00 AM
2:00 AM7:00 AM
3:00 AM8:00 AM
4:00 AM9:00 AM
5:00 AM10:00 AM
6:00 AM11:00 AM
7:00 AM12:00 PM
8:00 AM1:00 PM
9:00 AM2:00 PM
10:00 AM3:00 PM
11:00 AM4:00 PM
12:00 PM5:00 PM
1:00 PM6:00 PM
2:00 PM7:00 PM
3:00 PM8:00 PM
4:00 PM9:00 PM
5:00 PM10:00 PM
6:00 PM11:00 PM
7:00 PM12:00 AM(+1d)
8:00 PM1:00 AM(+1d)
9:00 PM2:00 AM(+1d)
10:00 PM3:00 AM(+1d)
11:00 PM4:00 AM(+1d)

How to Convert East Africa Time to Australian Western Standard Time

Formula

To convert East Africa Time (EAT) to Australian Western Standard Time (AWST): Convert EAT to AWST

About East Africa Time (EAT)

East Africa Time (EAT, IANA: Africa/Nairobi, Africa/Addis_Ababa) is the civil time for East African countries, set at UTC+3:00 year-round (no DST). EAT serves approximately 320 million people across: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, Comoros, Madagascar (mainland — UTC+3), and Mayotte (French territory — UTC+3). EAT shares the same UTC offset as Moscow Standard Time (MSK), Saudi Arabian Standard Time (AST-SA), Turkey Time (TRT), and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) — making coordination with the Middle East and Russia simple year-round. Major EAT cities: Cairo (22M metro — uses EET/CAT not EAT), Nairobi Kenya (4.4M city, 9M metro — diplomatic + UN headquarters for East Africa), Addis Ababa Ethiopia (5M city, 5.5M metro — African Union headquarters), Dar es Salaam Tanzania (5M city, 7M metro), Kampala Uganda (1.7M city, 4M metro), Mogadishu (2.6M), Khartoum (Sudan — uses CAT not EAT). Affects: Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) trading, Serengeti / Maasai Mara safari schedules, Kilimanjaro climbing-permit scheduling.

About Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)

Australian Western Standard Time (AWST, IANA: Australia/Perth) is the civil time of Western Australia (WA), set at UTC+8:00 year-round (no DST). Western Australia has rejected Daylight Saving Time in four separate referendums (1975, 1984, 1992, 2009 — each time defeated), so AWST is observed without seasonal change despite the rest of Australia (eastern states) observing AEDT in summer. The unusual situation creates a 3-hour offset between Perth (AWST = UTC+8) and Sydney (AEDT = UTC+11) in summer, vs. the standard 2-hour offset in winter (AWST UTC+8 vs AEST UTC+10). AWST is identical in offset to China Standard Time (CST), Singapore Time (SGT), Hong Kong Time (HKT), Philippine Time (PHT), Malaysia Time (MYT). AWST serves approximately 2.8 million Western Australian residents — the world's largest sub-national area on a single time zone (WA is 2.527 million km² = larger than Western Europe). Major AWST cities: Perth (2.1M metro — Australia's 4th-largest city), Mandurah (95K), Bunbury (75K), Geraldton (40K), Kalgoorlie-Boulder (30K — gold mining hub), Albany (35K — historic whaling port), Broome (15K — pearl industry + tourism), Karratha (15K — Pilbara iron-ore export hub). Affects: ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) operations from Perth offices, Rio Tinto / BHP Pilbara iron-ore shipping coordination.

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