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 05:58 and sunset at 18:32 local time. The coordinates of Abuja are 9.08°N, 7.40°E.

Today Abuja gets 12 hours 34 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:15, about 15 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Abuja shares its GMT+1 offset with Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Abuja from…

From	Gap	Call at (Abuja time)
🇹🇳 Tunis	same time	09:00–17:00
🇳🇬 Lagos	same time	09:00–17:00
🇩🇿 Algiers	same time	09:00–17:00
🇱🇾 Tripoli	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+7h	09:00–10:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+3h	09:00–14:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Abuja in?›

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

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).

Is Abuja ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Abuja is 1 hour ahead of London and 5 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Abuja in UTC?›

09:00 in Abuja is 08:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+1 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Abuja today?›

Today the sun rises in Abuja at 05:58 and sets at 18:32 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.