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Time in Nigeria now
Early morningSaturday, October 10, 2026Week 41Today: World Day Against the Death Penalty
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Time zone info for Nigeria
UTC+1
Africa/Lagos
Nigeria follows Africa/Lagos. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.
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About this Nigeria time page
This Nigeria page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.
Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.
Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.
Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches appear when the source dataset includes state or province-level coverage.
Live conditions
Weather in Nigeria now
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Nigeria
- Sunrise: 06:16
- Sunset: 18:18
- Day length: 12 hr 2 min
- Solar noon: 12:17
- Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.
Current time in Nigeria, with the national view
The current time reference for Nigeria is 07:03:06 on Saturday, October 10, 2026, using Africa/Lagos (GMT+1). This is a reference clock, not a guarantee that every location in Nigeria has the same local time.
For an appointment or arrival, confirm the destination city in Nigeria. A shared country name is not enough to identify a time zone or the local calendar date.
Capital listed: Abuja; largest city in the location data: Lagos.
How time works across Nigeria
The displayed reference follows Africa/Lagos, with a current UTC offset of GMT+1. A positive offset is ahead of UTC; a negative offset is behind it.
The 5 identifiers recorded for Nigeria can reflect different historical rules or aliases, as well as different current offsets. Their count is not a count of distinct current clock readings.
For a future event, record the city, date and time zone together. Today's UTC offset may not apply on the event date if either location changes its clocks seasonally.
If you already know the likely destination, the fastest next move is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Benin City, time in Lagos, and time in Ibadan.
Nigeria clock, regions, and timezone structure
Nigeria time right now
This page shows 07:03:06 on Saturday, October 10, 2026, using GMT+1 with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT+1.
37 states or regions
Nigeria currently has 37 state or regional pages and 1,807 listed city pages in this dataset.
The listed capital is Abuja; Lagos is the largest city in this location dataset.
National timezone structure
The location data for Nigeria lists 5 time-zone identifiers. Different identifiers can still show the same current time.
Nigeria city, state, and compare paths
Major city clocks
The fastest city-level references in this country are time in Benin City, time in Lagos, time in Ibadan, time in Kaduna, and time in Maiduguri.
Key state and regional pages
If the question is regional rather than city-specific, start with current local time in Lagos, current local time in Anambra, current local time in Delta, current local time in Adamawa, and current local time in Sokoto.
Compare with another country
For cross-country planning, open the compare tool or jump directly to time in India, time in United States, and time in United Kingdom.
Daylight at the location shown on the map
Using Aba as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 06:16, sunset is 18:18, and estimated day length is 12 hr 2 min.
Sunrise and sunset vary with the date, latitude, longitude and local horizon. Even locations sharing the same civil time can have different daylight hours.
Nigeria time FAQ
What time is it in Nigeria right now?
This page shows the current national reference time for Nigeria as 07:03:06 on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Does Nigeria use one time zone or several?
The location data lists 5 time-zone identifiers for Nigeria. Some can share a current offset or be aliases; compare the actual city clocks before assuming the times differ.
Should I use the country page, a state page, or a city page?
Use the country page for the national structure, a state page for regional context, and a city page when the exact local clock is the real answer.
Which place is the main reference inside Nigeria?
The clock follows Africa/Lagos. The mapped daylight reference is Aba; it does not represent daylight everywhere in Nigeria.
How do I move from the country view to the most useful local pages?
Start with regional pages such as current local time in Lagos, current local time in Anambra, and current local time in Delta, or jump straight to major city clocks like time in Benin City and time in Lagos.
How do I compare Nigeria with another country?
The quickest route is the compare tool or the built-in country links such as time in India and time in United States.
1,807 cities in Nigeria