Right now, local time in Akure is 21:34 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Akure ranks #790 worldwide by population and #19 in Nigeria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Akure — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.2526° N, 5.1931° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ondo State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 730,000 · #790 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Akure through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.25° S, 174.81° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 290 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:34 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Akure today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:16
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 63.3° from north (ENE (63°))
Full prayer timetable for Akure — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Akure sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Akure's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,634 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,443 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.25° N, 5.19° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −4h |
| London | 20:34 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:34 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +10h |
Best time to call Akure
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Akure local time:
Cities sharing Akure's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Akure
| Paris | 4,634 km | N (357°) |
| London | 4,945 km | N (355°) |
| Dubai | 5,671 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,101 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 6,586 km | WSW (237°) |
| Mumbai | 7,403 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,702 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,940 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,620 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,506 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,278 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,443 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Akure
- Ilare14 km · 21:34
- Ita-Ogbolu14 km · 21:34
- Idanre18 km · 21:34
- Igbara-Oke23 km · 21:34
- Bolorunduro27 km · 21:34
- Ikere-Ekiti28 km · 21:34
- Igbara-Odo31 km · 21:34
- Ise-Ekiti35 km · 21:34
FAQ
What time is it in Akure right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Akure (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Akure in?
Akure runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Akure observe daylight saving time?
Akure does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Akure today?
Akure sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Akure tonight?
The moon phase over Akure tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Akure?
The antipode of Akure — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.25° S, 174.81° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 290 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Akure?
Akure lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Akure?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Akure, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.