Current time in Abuja, Nigeria
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00- Time zone
- West Africa Time · Africa/Lagos
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00
- Abbreviation
- WAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+1 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- FCT, Nigeria (capital) · 9.06° N, 7.50° E
- Population
- 2,690,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Abuja at about 12:30 standard time: the clock runs about 30 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:14 and 12:44 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:34 | 18:40 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:12 | 18:51 | 12h 39m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:19 | 18:25 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:40 | 18:16 | 11h 36m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:18–18:21 (12 h 3 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.