Current time in Kano, 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
- Kano State, Nigeria · 12.00° N, 8.52° E
- Population
- 4,910,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kano at about 12:26 standard time: the clock runs about 26 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:09 and 12:40 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:30 | 18:36 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:02 | 18:52 | 12h 50m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:15 | 18:21 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:41 | 18:06 | 11h 25m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:15–18:17 (12 h 2 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.