Abuja is located in Nigeria and uses the Africa/Lagos timezone, currently GMT+1 from UTC. Abuja does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:01 and sunset at 18:55 local time. The coordinates of Abuja are 9.08°N, 7.40°E.

Today Abuja gets 12 hours 54 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:28, about 28 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Abuja shares its GMT+1 offset with London, Lisbon, Dublin, Lagos, Casablanca, Algiers. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Abuja in?›

Abuja is in the Africa/Lagos timezone, currently GMT+1 from UTC.

Does Abuja observe daylight saving time?›

No. Abuja does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+1.

What is the UTC offset for Abuja?›

Abuja is currently GMT+1 from UTC (GMT+1).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.