Current time in Abuja
Current time
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 | 1789932911 |
|---|---|
| ISO 8601 | 2026-09-20T20:35:11+01:00 |
| ISO week | 2026-W38 |
| Day of the year | day 263 of 365 |
| Days left this year | 102 days |
These values update with the clock above and use the local date in Abuja.
Difference from a reference city
Abuja and London are on the same clock.
Both places are on the same date right now.
Working-hours overlap with London
About 9 h of overlap each day.
- Abuja 09:00–18:00 matches London 09:00–18:00
Working hours are taken as 09:00–18:00 local on each side, using the offsets for today.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 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 | 00:00 |
| 01:00 | 01:00 |
| 02:00 | 02:00 |
| 03:00 | 03:00 |
| 04:00 | 04:00 |
| 05:00 | 05:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 07:00 | 07:00 |
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 22:00 | 22:00 |
| 23:00 | 23:00 |
Other cities in Nigeria
Cities also on Africa/Lagos
- Lagos 20:35
- Kano 20:35
- Ibadan 20:35
- Port Harcourt 20:35
- Benin City 20:35
- Kaduna 20:35
- Onitsha 20:35
- Zaria 20:35
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 is Abuja in?
- Abuja uses the IANA identifier Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+01:00. The same identifier can have different offsets on different dates; the value above is for the current moment.
- Does Abuja observe daylight saving time?
- The daylight saving section above answers this from the IANA database: cities that do not observe it show no changeover text, and cities that do show the current state and the next local changeover time.
- How many hours is Abuja from London?
- Calculated for the current moment: Abuja and London are on the same clock. The section above also shows each side’s local date at that same instant. Because the two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, the gap changes during the year — use the fixed-date mode in the comparison tool for another date.
- Can a cached page show the wrong time?
- No. The first render uses server time as a starting value, and as soon as the page loads the browser recomputes the current moment for Africa/Lagos and takes over the clock, so a cache hit still shows the time at which you opened it.