Does Abuja observe daylight saving time?

No. Abuja keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Abuja and New York?

Abuja is currently 5 hours ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Abuja and London?

Abuja currently has the same time as London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Which other cities share the same time as Abuja?

Lagos, Nigeria are in the same Africa/Lagos zone, so they always show the same wall-clock time as Abuja.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Africa/Lagos. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

Nigeria · Africa

Abuja

Africa/Lagos

07:02:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+01:00

Abbreviation

GMT+1

DST Active

Time of Day

Evening

Outside business hours

Location

Lat: 9.08°

Lng: 7.40°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Abuja Nigeria	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-5h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	—
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+8h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+9h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	+3h

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Live in Abuja

07:02:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC+01:00 GMT+1

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Abuja's time zone

Abuja is located in Nigeria, in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude 9.1°, longitude 7.4°. Local clocks follow the Africa/Lagos time zone.