BST to EAT Time Converter

Common Times Converted

BST on the left, EAT on the right.

BST to EAT: Full 24-Hour Conversion Table

Shaded rows are working hours; the darker shade marks the hours when both zones are at work.

What BST and EAT Actually Are

BST — British Summer Time

London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, and the rest of the UK from late March to late October. Standing at UTC+1:00 as written, and the region does change its clocks, so its live offset moves by an hour twice a year. The next change is on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to GMT. BST also stands for Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6). BDT is the clearer label for that one.

British Summer Time began in 1916 as a wartime fuel-saving measure and has run every year since, making it one of the oldest continuous daylight saving schemes in the world.

EAT — East Africa Time

Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Mogadishu. Standing at UTC+3:00 as written, and the region does not change its clocks, so that offset holds all year.

East Africa Time is shared by a run of countries down the Rift Valley, and Ethiopia additionally keeps a traditional 12-hour clock that starts counting at dawn.

What This Means in Practice

This gap is not fixed

BST changes its clocks and EAT does not, so the difference between them moves by an hour twice a year. A recurring meeting set now will drift for one side from Sunday, October 25, 2026 unless someone resets it.

Close enough to share a working day

At only 2 hours apart, the two working days overlap almost completely. Scheduling is barely constrained by the difference.

Major Cities in Each Zone

Cities on BST

Cities on EAT