Current time in Jos, 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
- Plateau State, Nigeria · 9.93° N, 8.89° E
- Population
- 1,040,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Jos at about 12:24 standard time: the clock runs about 24 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:08 and 12:39 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:28 | 18:35 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:05 | 18:47 | 12h 42m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:13 | 18:19 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:36 | 18:08 | 11h 33m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:13–18:16 (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.