Australian time zones:

AWST – Australian Western Standard Time

Time zone offset: UTC + 8 hours

AWST is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Time zone abbreviation: AWST

Full name is Australian Western Standard Time

Email time zone indicator: +0800

An email sent from someone in the AWST time zone will have the time zone listed as "+0800" in the headers of the email. (However, "+0800" does not have to be in AWST, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).

For actual dates DST might be observed, look at the examples below

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Where and when is AWST observed?

AWST is used all year

• Western Australia

Time zone maps are under development and will be available later

Example location in AWST

• Perth - This time zone offset is used all year in this location

Other time zones in Australia

Go directly through the links below, or see the Australia time zone list

• ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
• ACST - Australian Central Standard Time
• CXT - Christmas Island Time
• AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
• AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
• LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
• LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time
• NFT - Norfolk Time
• AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time

Time zones in other regions

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
• Atlantic
• Caribbean
• Central America
• Europe
• Indian Ocean
• Military
• North America
• Pacific
• South America

Related links

• Time zone abbreviations world-wide
• The World Clock - Time Zones - current time around the world
• The World Clock - Time Zone Converter - Convert between time zones