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UTC +1 Africa/Lagos Africa/Lagos

Country time

What time is in Nigeria

Current local time in Nigeria. See the exact time across Nigeria, time zone info (Africa/Lagos), UTC +1 UTC offset, DST status, and time differences from major cities worldwide.

Time zone info for Nigeria

UTC +1
Africa/Lagos
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Time zone details

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  • Standard and daylight offsets update automatically.
  • The IANA time zone identifier for Nigeria is Africa/Lagos.

Air Quality Index & Weather in Umuahia

Temperature 28°C
Condition Partly cloudy
Wind speed 4 km/h
AQI 56
AQI category Moderate
PM2.5 14.5 µg/m3

Using Umuahia as the reference location. Updated 10:45 AM.

Time difference

Relative to Nigeria right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Nigeria

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 6:34 AM
Sunset 6:55 PM
Day length 12h 20m
Solar noon 12:44 PM

Time in Nigeria — time zone and key facts

Nigeria has a population of over 31,019,153 and uses one time zone (Africa/Lagos). The current local time applies to the largest city, Umuahia, and most of the country.

The time in Nigeria right now

When you check what time it is in Nigeria, the clock above shows the live local time based on the time zone. Nigeria's offset from UTC is UTC +1, which means it is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Daylight saving time in Nigeria

Whether Nigeria observes daylight saving time (DST) depends on the time zone year-round schedule. The IANA time zone identifier for Nigeria is Africa/Lagos. Check the DST status indicator above to see if daylight saving is currently active or if Nigeria stays on standard time all year.

Cities in Nigeria

Major cities in Nigeria include Umuahia, Uyo, Owerri, Dutse, Damaturu, Iwo and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.