Time in Jos, Nigeria | Jos Now
Thursday, 22 October 2026
WAT (UTC+01:00)
Time zone information for Jos
UTC +1
West Africa Time (WAT) , currently 6 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Jos does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Jos is always 6 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Jos is
Africa/Lagos.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Jos
- ▪Sunrise: 06:13
- ▪Sunset: 18:04
- ▪Day length: 11h 51m
- ▪Solar noon: 12:08
- ▪Current time in Jos is currently 8 minutes ahead of solar time.
Jos on map
- ▪Location: Plateau State, Nigeria
- ▪Latitude: 9,93. Longitude: 8,89
- ▪Population: 1,040,000
- ▪Elevation: 1186 m
Time difference
from Jos
Sun cycle
Sunrise 06:13
Solar noon 12:08Sunset 18:04
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Africa/Lagos- Abbreviation
- WAT
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792639903
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Night length
- 12h 08m
- Civil twilight
- 05:51 – 18:25
Geography & country
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region / State
- Plateau State
- Coordinates
- 9.928°, 8.892°
- Elevation
- 1186 m
- Population
- 1,040,000
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