Current time in Nigeria

This location stays on UTC+01:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Abuja, Nigeria
18:12 35
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 WAT UTC+01:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
IANA time zone
Africa/Lagos
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Abuja, Nigeria is ⁦18:12⁩ (⁦WAT⁩), which is ⁦UTC+01:00⁩.

Abuja is the capital of Nigeria, located at 9.058, 7.495.

Abuja uses WAT (UTC+01:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Africa/Lagos.

Timezone in Abuja

West Africa Time (WAT)

IANA time zone: Africa/Lagos
All year
WAT
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00

Time zones in Nigeria

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Etc/GMT-1

GMT+1 UTC+01:00

World clock

Compared with Abuja

Abuja
18:12
0h
Lagos
18:12
0h
Kano
18:12
0h
Ibadan
18:12
0h
Port Harcourt
18:12
0h
Kaduna
18:12
0h
Benin City
18:12
0h
Onitsha
18:12
0h
Aba
18:12
0h
Maiduguri
18:12
0h

No daylight saving time in Nigeria

This location stays on UTC+01:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Nigeria is 18:12 WAT. The primary clock uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+01:00 from UTC.

Nigeria has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Africa/Lagos, Etc/GMT-1.

The primary time zone for Nigeria does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.