Current local time in Nigeria

Nigeria has one time zone: WAT (West Africa Time), UTC+1. The current time in 269 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.

Abuja (capital)

WAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+1

Capital
Abuja
Continent
Africa
Time zones
1
Population
237,527,782
Area
923,768 km²
Currency
Naira (NGN)
Languages
English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
Dialling code
+234
Internet domain
.ng

Time zone in Nigeria

One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.

Time zones of Nigeria
CityLocal timeCompared to Abuja
LagosWAT (West Africa Time) · Africa/LagosTue 9:57 AMSame time

Current local time in 269 cities in Nigeria

Every city in Nigeria with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.

Countries next to Nigeria

Frequently asked questions

Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.