Africa · Nigeria

Current time in Osogbo

West Africa Standard Time.

WAT · UTC+01:00IANA: Africa/Lagos7.77° N · 4.56° E
Current time☾ Night
01:11:41

Thursday, October 15, 2026

☾ NIGHT 06:2812:2718:26
Sunrise
06:28
Solar noon
12:27
Sunset
18:26

Offset right now

UTC+01:00

West Africa Standard Time · WAT

Daylight saving

Not observed

This zone has no seasonal clock change.

About Osogbo time

Osogbo keeps one clock.

Osogbo, Nigeria, runs on West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1) all year, with no daylight saving. At about 7.8°N, its sunrise and sunset shift only a little through the year: the sun rises between about 6:20 and 7:00 AM.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Osogbo's time zone, daylight saving rules, and scheduling across it. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What time zone is Osogbo in?
Osogbo follows West Africa Time (WAT), which is UTC+1, and does not observe daylight saving time.
How does Osogbo's location affect its daylight pattern?
Being close to the equator, Osogbo receives about 12 hours of daylight throughout the year, with only slight variations between seasons.
Is Osogbo’s time zone the same as the rest of Nigeria?
Yes, all of Nigeria uses WAT (UTC+1), so Osogbo shares the same time as Lagos and other Nigerian cities.
How does Osogbo’s time zone impact remote collaboration?
Osogbo is always 1 hour ahead of UTC. Against places that change their clocks the gap still moves: Osogbo is 1 hour ahead of London in winter and on the same time during British Summer Time.
Why doesn't Osogbo observe daylight saving time?
Nigeria has never adopted daylight saving; the lengths of days and nights stay balanced enough near the equator that there has never been a reason to make the switch.

Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed

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This city's time zone, as JSON.

The time zone behind Osogbo: its live offset, abbreviation and DST status, from one endpoint.

GET /v1/timezones Live

Also in the API: time zones by coordinates, conversions that flag daylight saving gaps, and abbreviations decoded.

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// Osogbo's time zone, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones/Africa/Lagos
{
"data": {
"iana": "Africa/Lagos",
"observes_dst": false,
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+01:00",
"abbreviation": "WAT",
…
},
…
}
}