Nigeria
2:51:12pm
14:51 on a 24-hour clock
Wednesday, 7th October 2026
WAT · UTC+1
Africa/Lagos
No daylight saving
☀️ Daytime
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Africa/LagosWAT
- Sunrise
- 6:18 am
- Sunset
- 6:17 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 59 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 | 6:51 am | 06:51 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:51 am | 07:51 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 8:51 am | 08:51 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:51 am | 09:51 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 9:51 am | 09:51 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:51 am | 10:51 | 4 hours behind |
| London BST | 2:51 pm | 14:51 | the same time |
| Paris CEST | 3:51 pm | 15:51 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 3:51 pm | 15:51 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:51 pm | 15:51 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 4:51 pm | 16:51 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 4:51 pm | 16:51 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:51 pm | 17:51 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 7:21 pm | 19:21 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 9:51 pm | 21:51 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 10:51 pm | 22:51 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 12:51 am Thu | 00:51 | 10 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 2:51 am Thu | 02:51 | 12 hours ahead |
Cities in Nigeria
Lagos
Lagos
2:51pm
Kano
Kano State
2:51pm
Ibadan
Oyo State
2:51pm
Abuja
FCT
2:51pm
Port Harcourt
Rivers State
2:51pm
Kaduna
Kaduna State
2:51pm
Benin City
Edo State
2:51pm
Onitsha
Anambra
2:51pm
Aba
Abia State
2:51pm
Maiduguri
Borno State
2:51pm
Ilorin
Kwara State
2:51pm
Sokoto
Sokoto
2:51pm
Jos
Plateau State
2:51pm
Zaria
Kaduna State
2:51pm
Enugu
Enugu State
2:51pm
Warri
Delta
2:51pm
Oyo
Oyo State
2:51pm
Abeokuta
Ogun State
2:51pm
Akure
Ondo State
2:51pm
Bauchi
Bauchi
2:51pm
Agege
Lagos
2:51pm
Katsina
Katsina State
2:51pm
Osogbo
Osun State
2:51pm
Ile-Ife
Osun State
2:51pm
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Nigeria right now?
It is 2:51 pm (14:51) on Wednesday, 7th October 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 2:51 pm; Kano 2:51 pm; Ibadan 2:51 pm; Abuja 2:51 pm; Port Harcourt 2:51 pm. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.