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Atlantic/Faroe

Atlantic/Faroe is the IANA time zone for the Faroe Islands.

UTC+01:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+1 WEST

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+00:00
Daylight offset
UTC+01:00
Rule
Daylight saving time from the last Sunday in March at 01:00 to the last Sunday in October at 02:00 (local time).

Next clock changes

  • Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00: back to UTC+0 (WEST → WET)
  • Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 01:00: forward to UTC+1 (WET → WEST)

Names

Generic name
Western European Time
Abbreviation
WET / WEST
Standard / daylight
Western European Standard Time / Western European Summer Time
Aliases
Atlantic/Faeroe (old ids that resolve to Atlantic/Faroe)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Atlantic/Faroe' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Atlantic/Faroe')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Atlantic/Faroe';

Cities in Atlantic/Faroe

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1980: UTC+0
  • 1981–2026: UTC+0 and UTC+1 each year

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