Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)

Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) operates at UTC+8 and serves as the official time zone across Western Australia. It is also known as "Western Standard Time" or simply "Western Time." AWST does not observe daylight saving time, maintaining the same offset year-round to provide a clear and stable time standard for the region.

Importance and Global Use of AWST

AWST is crucial for supporting economic activity, public services, and transportation systems throughout Western Australia, the nation's largest state by area. Major cities like Perth depend on AWST to coordinate industries such as mining, energy, agriculture, and tourism, which are vital to the state and national economy. Its fixed schedule without daylight saving transitions helps ensure smooth planning for business operations, government services, and community events.

Internationally, AWST plays an important role in aligning Western Australia with trading partners in Asia due to overlapping business hours. This facilitates international commerce, logistics, and communications, strengthening Perth's position as a strategic gateway to Southeast Asian and East Asian markets and promoting global economic integration.

Where and When AWST is used worldwide

Australia

Australian states and territories using AWST all year:

• Western Australia (except the Eucla region, which observes ACWST time zone)

Other Time Zones in UTC +8

Other time zones share the same offset as Australian Western Standard Time (AWST), but are known by different names. While their clocks align, they may represent different regions or countries based on local time zone definitions.

• Brunei Darussalam Time – BNT
• Casey Time – CAST
• Choibalsan Time – CHOT
• China Standard Time – CST
• Hong Kong Time – HKT
• Irkutsk Time – IRKT
• Malaysia Time – MYT
• Philippine Standard Time – PHST
• Singapore Time – SGT
• Ulaanbaatar Time – ULAT
• Central Indonesian Time – WITA