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Kano

UTC+1

Nigeria · WAT

Rainy season
01:43:36Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:00↓ 18:4824:00
Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
18:48
Daylight
12.8hrs
Population
4.1M
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Kano, 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 Kano 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 Kano lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Kano 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 Kano lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Kano 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 Kano 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 Kano.

Practical Info

Kano (Nigeria) is home to roughly 4.1M people. Today brings about 12.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, 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 12° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Nigeria

Nigeria

Capital

Abuja

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

WAT · Africa/Lagos

Coordinates

12.00°N, 8.52°E

Currency

NGN (₦)

Calling Code

+234

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Dye Pits Still in Use After 500 Years

The Kofar Mata dye pits have been operating since about 1498, making them among the oldest continuously used indigo dyeing facilities in the world. The technique has not meaningfully changed.

The clock: Kano keeps UTC+1. It was a major terminus of the trans-Saharan caravan trade, which is why a city this far inland became this large.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

7h overlap
KanoUTC+1
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824