Time in Sokoto, Nigeria | Sokoto Now
Thursday, 22 October 2026
WAT (UTC+01:00)
Time zone information for Sokoto
UTC +1
West Africa Time (WAT) , currently 6 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Sokoto does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Sokoto is always 6 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Sokoto is
Africa/Lagos.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Sokoto
- ▪Sunrise: 06:30
- ▪Sunset: 18:16
- ▪Day length: 11h 46m
- ▪Solar noon: 12:23
- ▪Current time in Sokoto is currently 23 minutes ahead of solar time.
Sokoto on map
- ▪Location: Sokoto, Nigeria
- ▪Latitude: 13,06. Longitude: 5,24
- ▪Population: 1,040,000
- ▪Elevation: 296 m
Time difference
from Sokoto
Sun cycle
Sunrise 06:30
Solar noon 12:23Sunset 18:16
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Africa/Lagos- Abbreviation
- WAT
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792625629
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Night length
- 12h 13m
- Civil twilight
- 06:08 – 18:37
Geography & country
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region / State
- Sokoto
- Coordinates
- 13.063°, 5.243°
- Elevation
- 296 m
- Population
- 1,040,000
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