What time is it in Calabar right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Calabar, Nigeria, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Lagos. Calabar is 1 hour ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Calabar in?

Calabar uses WAT (West Africa Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Lagos, and the current UTC offset is UTC+1.

Does Calabar observe daylight saving time?

No. Calabar stays on UTC+1 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Calabar?

Open the time zone converter for Calabar to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Calabar is on WAT (West Africa Time), UTC+1. Calabar does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Calabar, Nigeria

11:31 AM:41WAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+1

Country: Nigeria
Region: Cross River State
Lat/Long: 4°58'N / 8°20'E
Elevation: 37 m
Population: 540,000
Currency: Naira (NGN)
Languages: English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
Dialling code: +234

Time zone in Calabar

Time zone
WAT
West Africa Time
UTC offset
UTC+1
1 hour ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Calabar keeps UTC+1

Calabar keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Lagos, the one time zone in use in Nigeria. Calabar does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Calabar today

Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
6:09 PM
Day length
11 hours 58 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Calabar for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 4°58'N / 8°20'E.

Time difference between Calabar and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Calabar. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Calabar
City	Local time	Compared to Calabar
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:31 AM	−5h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:31 AM	−8h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:31 AM	−6h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:31 AM	−5h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:31 AM	−7h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:31 AM	−4h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:31 AM	−1h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:31 AM	Same time
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:31 AM	Same time
MadridSpain	Tue 11:31 AM	Same time
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:31 PM	+1h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:31 PM	+3h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:01 PM	+4h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:31 PM	+7h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:31 PM	+7h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:31 PM	+8h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:31 PM	+10h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:31 PM	+12h (ahead)

Other cities near Calabar

All 269 cities in 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.