Nigeria
12:27:45am
00:27 on a 24-hour clock
Thursday, 13th August 2026
WAT · UTC+1
Africa/Lagos
No daylight saving
🌙 Night
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Africa/LagosWAT
- Sunrise
- 5:21 am
- Sunset
- 5:47 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 25 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
One time zone, everywhere in Nigeria
All of Nigeria runs on Africa/Lagos (WAT, UTC+1).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Daylight saving
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:27 pm Wed | 16:27 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:27 pm Wed | 17:27 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:27 pm Wed | 18:27 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:27 pm Wed | 19:27 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:27 pm Wed | 19:27 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:27 pm Wed | 20:27 | 4 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:27 am | 00:27 | the same time |
| Paris CEST | 1:27 am | 01:27 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 1:27 am | 01:27 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:27 am | 01:27 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 2:27 am | 02:27 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 2:27 am | 02:27 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:27 am | 03:27 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:57 am | 04:57 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:27 am | 07:27 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:27 am | 08:27 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:27 am | 09:27 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:27 am | 11:27 | 11 hours ahead |
Cities in Nigeria
Lagos
Lagos
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Kano
Kano State
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Ibadan
Oyo State
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Abuja
FCT
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Port Harcourt
Rivers State
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Kaduna
Kaduna State
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Benin City
Edo State
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Onitsha
Anambra
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Aba
Abia State
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Maiduguri
Borno State
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Ilorin
Kwara State
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Sokoto
Sokoto
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Jos
Plateau State
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Zaria
Kaduna State
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Enugu
Enugu State
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Warri
Delta
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Oyo
Oyo State
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Abeokuta
Ogun State
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Akure
Ondo State
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Bauchi
Bauchi
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Agege
Lagos
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Katsina
Katsina State
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Osogbo
Osun State
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Ile-Ife
Osun State
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Related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Nigeria right now?
It is 12:27 am (00:27) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Abuja. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in Nigeria.
How many time zones does Nigeria have?
One. All of Nigeria runs on Africa/Lagos, currently WAT (UTC+1).
Does Nigeria observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
What is the time in the biggest cities in Nigeria?
Right now: Lagos 12:27 am; Kano 12:27 am; Ibadan 12:27 am; Abuja 12:27 am; Port Harcourt 12:27 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.