What time is it in Sapele right now?

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

What time zone is Sapele in?

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

Does Sapele observe daylight saving time?

No. Sapele 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 Sapele?

Open the time zone converter for Sapele 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 Sapele, Delta, Nigeria

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

Sapele, Nigeria

3:56 PM:07WAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+1

Country: Nigeria
Region: Delta
Lat/Long: 5°54'N / 5°41'E
Elevation: 9 m
Population: 305,000
Currency: Naira (NGN)
Languages: English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
Dialling code: +234

Time zone in Sapele

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
Sapele keeps UTC+1

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Sapele today

Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
6:19 PM
Day length
11 hours 56 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Sapele for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 5°54'N / 5°41'E.

Time difference between Sapele and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Sapele
City	Local time	Compared to Sapele
New YorkUnited States	Tue 10:56 AM	−5h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 7:56 AM	−8h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 9:56 AM	−6h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 10:56 AM	−5h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 8:56 AM	−7h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 11:56 AM	−4h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 2:56 PM	−1h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 3:56 PM	Same time
BerlinGermany	Tue 3:56 PM	Same time
MadridSpain	Tue 3:56 PM	Same time
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 4:56 PM	+1h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 6:56 PM	+3h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 8:26 PM	+4h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 10:56 PM	+7h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 10:56 PM	+7h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 11:56 PM	+8h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Wed 1:56 AM	+10h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 3:56 AM	+12h (ahead)

Other cities near Sapele

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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.