AZOT — Azores Standard Time
AZOT is Azores Standard Time, 1 hour behind UTC. It is a fixed offset: unlike a time zone, it does not change with the season — the zones that use it switch to a different abbreviation instead.
Current time in AZOT
06:46
Sunday, 2 August 2026
AZOT = UTC-1 · 1 hour behind UTC
Shown for 2 Aug 2026 07:46 UTC. The clock goes live as soon as scripts load.
UTC offset
UTC-1
Type
Standard time
Seasonal counterpart
GMT
The letters the same zones use for the other half of the year
Meanings
1
Unambiguous
Is AZOT in force right now?
A zone only carries this abbreviation for part of the year. This is which of them were on it at 2 Aug 2026 07:46 UTC; the list is re-derived against your own clock when scripts load.
On AZOT now
- No zone was using AZOT at that moment.
Using a different abbreviation
- Atlantic/Azores — on GMT (UTC+0)
AZOT alternates with GMT across the year.
Writing “AZOT” for a date in the other half of the year is the most common time zone mistake in meeting invitations.
Convert AZOT to other time zones
City clocks reflect whatever their zone is doing; where a city observes daylight saving time, its difference from AZOT changes twice a year. Use the time zone converter for a specific date.
Time zones and cities that use AZOT
Azores Standard Time · UTC-1
Why AZOT is not an identifier
AZOT is shorthand, not a standard. There is no registry of time zone abbreviations, no authority that assigns them, and nothing preventing two regions from adopting the same three letters — which is what makes codes like IST and CST unusable without context.
For anything a machine will read — a calendar invitation, a database column, an API response — use the IANA identifier of the zone (Atlantic/Azores, for example) or an explicit UTC offset alongside the date. The identifier survives a change in the law; AZOT and its 1 hour offset do not.
Frequently asked questions
What does AZOT stand for?
AZOT stands for Azores Standard Time. It is 1 hour behind UTC, written UTC-1.
What is AZOT in UTC?
AZOT is UTC-1. To convert an AZOT time to UTC, add 1 hour.
What is the difference between AZOT and GMT?
AZOT is the standard-time form; GMT is what those same zones use during daylight saving time, one hour ahead. A summer date written "AZOT" is usually a mistake for GMT.
Which time zone should I use instead of AZOT?
Use an IANA identifier — Atlantic/Azores for Azores Standard Time — or state the UTC offset with the date. Abbreviations are not identifiers: they are not unique, they are not registered anywhere, and half of them change with the season. Calendar software resolves this automatically when you pick a city rather than typing letters.