Nigeria · WAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Abuja, Nigeria runs on UTC+1. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 5-hour difference between Abuja and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Abuja lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Abuja and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Abuja lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Abuja and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Abuja lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Lagos, Casablanca. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Abuja.
Practical Info
Abuja (Nigeria) is home to roughly 3.8M people. Today brings about 12.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 18:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 9° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Nigeria
Capital
Abuja 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
WAT · Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
9.08°N, 7.40°E
Currency
NGN (₦)
Calling Code
+234
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, to a purpose-built city near the country's geographic centre, chosen deliberately as neutral ground between the main ethnic and religious regions.
The clock: Abuja keeps UTC+1. Aso Rock, the 400-metre monolith it was built around, gives the presidency its metonym.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap