Current time in Sokoto, 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
- Nigeria · 13.06° N, 5.24° E
- Population
- 1,040,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Sokoto at about 12:39 standard time: the clock runs about 39 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:23 and 12:53 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:43 | 18:49 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:13 | 19:07 | 12h 54m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:28 | 18:34 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:56 | 18:17 | 11h 22m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:28–18:30 (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.