Australian Western Time (Australia)

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Western Australia no longer uses Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Current Time in Western Australia

Western Australia Standard Time = GMT+8

Current time in other Australian time zones

What time zone is Western Australia in?

Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) in Australia is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8).

Based on the mean solar time of 120°E.  Covering Western Australia and using time 8 hours ahead of GMT.  Perth’s longitude is 115° 31’ East

Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) in used the state of Western Australia.

Does Western Australia use Summer Time / Daylight Saving time?

Western Australia no longer uses DST. It experimented with Summer Time from 2006 - 2009.

Following a referendum, Western Australia is now on Australian Western Standard Time all year round.