Sunrise and sunset times in Nigeria
SunAndMoon covers 29 cities in Nigeria. Today in Kano, the largest, the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:15 (12h 0m of daylight), in local time.
Pick a city for its full local schedule: sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kano | 06:15 | 18:15 | 12h 0m |
| Ibadan | 06:32 | 18:35 | 12h 3m |
| Port Harcourt | 06:19 | 18:23 | 12h 4m |
| Kaduna | 06:18 | 18:20 | 12h 1m |
| Benin City | 06:25 | 18:28 | 12h 3m |
| Onitsha | 06:20 | 18:23 | 12h 3m |
| Aba | 06:17 | 18:21 | 12h 4m |
| Maiduguri | 05:56 | 17:56 | 12h 0m |
| Ilorin | 06:30 | 18:32 | 12h 2m |
| Jos | 06:12 | 18:14 | 12h 1m |
| Sokoto | 06:28 | 18:28 | 12h 0m |
| Zaria | 06:17 | 18:18 | 12h 1m |
| Enugu | 06:17 | 18:20 | 12h 3m |
| Warri | 06:24 | 18:28 | 12h 4m |
| Oyo | 06:32 | 18:34 | 12h 3m |
| Abeokuta | 06:34 | 18:37 | 12h 3m |
| Akure | 06:27 | 18:29 | 12h 3m |
| Bauchi | 06:09 | 18:10 | 12h 1m |
| Agege | 06:34 | 18:37 | 12h 3m |
| Katsina | 06:18 | 18:18 | 12h 0m |
| Osogbo | 06:29 | 18:32 | 12h 3m |
| Gombe | 06:03 | 18:05 | 12h 1m |
| Ile-Ife | 06:29 | 18:32 | 12h 3m |
| Ajegunle | 06:34 | 18:37 | 12h 3m |
| Owerri | 06:19 | 18:23 | 12h 4m |
| Calabar | 06:14 | 18:18 | 12h 4m |
| Ebute Ikorodu | 06:33 | 18:36 | 12h 3m |
| Abuja | 06:18 | 18:20 | 12h 2m |
| Lagos | 06:34 | 18:37 | 12h 3m |
Sun times across Nigeria
These are today's sunrise and sunset times for the 29 cities in Nigeriathat SunAndMoon covers, computed from each city's coordinates and shown in its own local time zone. Nigeria sits in Africa, using a single time zone, so the exact clock times move from place to place. Open a city for its full day, month-by-month tables and moon times.
Frequently asked questions about the sun in Nigeria
What time does the sun rise in Nigeria today?
In Kano, Nigeria's largest city, the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:15 today, in local time. Times vary across the country by longitude and time zone; open a city below for its own schedule.
How many cities in Nigeria can I check?
SunAndMoon has a dedicated sunrise and sunset page for 29 cities in Nigeria, each with solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
Why do sunrise times differ across Nigeria?
Nigeria uses a single time zone (GMT+1), but the sun still reaches eastern cities before western ones, so sunrise and sunset times differ by longitude across the country.
Where are the longest and shortest days in Nigeria?
The further a city sits from the equator, the bigger its swing between the longest and shortest day. In Nigeria that swing is largest in Sokoto and smallest nearer the equator. Around the June solstice Kano gets 12h 50m of daylight, and around the December solstice 11h 25m.