What Timezone is Nigeria In?

Timezone of Nigeria UTC+01:00

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in Nigeria (UTC+01:00): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

Nigeria uses a single timezone: UTC+01:00. The whole country keeps the same clock, which makes planning calls and travel straightforward.

When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in Nigeria (UTC+01:00) is 13:00. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local Nigeria time.

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Time difference between Nigeria and major cities

City	Standard offset	Nigeria is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	1 hour ahead
New York	UTC-5	6 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	9 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	3 hours behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	4.5 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	8 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	9 hours behind

Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.

Other countries on UTC+01:00

Nigeria in context

Nigeria covers 923,768 km², making it the 31st largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 242 people per km² ranks 42nd of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 4 countries: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger.
With 223,800,000 people, Nigeria holds about 51.0% of the population of Western Africa.
That is roughly 15.3% of the Africa total counted on this site.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Monday.
Nigeria is a member state of the United Nations.

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