Current time in Abuja
Nigeria Africa/Lagos UTC+01:00
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Africa/Lagos · WAT (UTC+01:00)
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Zone details
| Country / region | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| IANA time zone | Africa/Lagos |
| Current UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
| Zone abbreviation | WAT |
| Capital | Yes |
Daylight saving
Abuja does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+01:00 all year.
This moment in other formats
| Unix timestamp | 1793913764 |
|---|---|
| ISO 8601 | 2026-11-05T22:22:44+01:00 |
| ISO week | 2026-W45 |
| Day of the year | day 309 of 365 |
| Days left this year | 56 days |
These values update with the clock above and use the local date in Abuja.
Difference from a reference city
Abuja is 1 hours ahead of London.
Both places are on the same date right now.
Working-hours overlap with London
About 8 h of overlap each day.
- Abuja 10:00–18:00 matches London 09:00–17:00
Working hours are taken as 09:00–18:00 local on each side, using the offsets for today.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-11-05 local time in Abuja. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Abuja (source) | London (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Other cities in Nigeria
Cities also on Africa/Lagos
- Lagos 22:22
- Kano 22:22
- Ibadan 22:22
- Port Harcourt 22:22
- Benin City 22:22
- Kaduna 22:22
- Onitsha 22:22
- Zaria 22:22
How to use this page
The top of the page shows the current date and time in Abuja, ticking in the Africa/Lagos zone. To convert a specific moment to another city, use the comparison link below, where you can enter a date and time.
How the time is calculated
Abuja is bound to the IANA identifier Africa/Lagos. The server resolves the UTC offset and daylight saving state for the requested moment and renders the first view; the browser then keeps time in the same zone and re-syncs when the tab comes back to the foreground. No fixed offset stands in for the zone, and no zone is guessed from the city name.
FAQ
- Which time zone and UTC offset does Abuja use right now?
- Abuja uses the IANA time-zone identifier Africa/Lagos, with a current UTC offset of UTC+01:00. That identifier represents date-based rules rather than one permanent hour difference; daylight saving can make offsets vary across dates. Keep the requested date when converting historical or future times. This page applies the city’s time-zone rules and shows the matching local date alongside its clock reading.
- Does Abuja observe daylight saving, and what changes by date?
- Whether Abuja observes daylight saving depends on the rules for Africa/Lagos. The page shows the current status and lists the local time of a transition when one occurs; a year can have 0, 1, or 2 changes. Specify the date when checking a historical or future time, because today’s UTC offset cannot stand in for another date’s rule. Local clock changes can differ across time zones.
- Does the cached time page show the current time for Abuja?
- Yes. The server provides an initial page value, then the browser immediately recalculates the current moment for Africa/Lagos, refreshes the display every 1 second in 24-hour format, and continues the clock; it resynchronizes when you return to the tab. Cached HTML does not leave the clock frozen at its generation time. The offset still follows the selected date’s zone rules, and a webpage clock is not a precision time-synchronization instrument.