Nigeria · WAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Enugu, 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 Enugu 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 Enugu lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Enugu 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 Enugu lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Enugu 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 Enugu 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 Enugu.
Practical Info
Enugu (Nigeria) is home to roughly 820K people. Today brings about 12.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, 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 6° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Nigeria
Capital
Abuja
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
WAT · Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.45°N, 7.50°E
Currency
NGN (₦)
Calling Code
+234
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Enugu grew from 1909 when coal was discovered at Udi, and the railway to Port Harcourt was built to move it. It was briefly the capital of Biafra during the 1967–70 war.
The clock: Enugu keeps UTC+1. The New Yam Festival each August marks the start of the harvest across Igboland.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap