Right now, local time in Benin City is 21:35 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Benin City ranks #258 worldwide by population and #7 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 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Benin City — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.3381° N, 5.6258° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Edo State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 1,782,000 · #258 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Benin City through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.34° S, 174.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 319 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:35 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Benin City today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:19
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 62.0° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for Benin City — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Benin City sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Benin City's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,738 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,337 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.34° N, 5.63° 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 | 13:35 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −4h |
| London | 20:35 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:35 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +10h |
Best time to call Benin City
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Benin City local time:
Cities sharing Benin City's time zone
Distances from Benin City
| Paris | 4,738 km | N (357°) |
| London | 5,051 km | N (355°) |
| Dubai | 5,675 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,178 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 6,571 km | WSW (238°) |
| Mumbai | 7,389 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,806 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,896 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,621 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,609 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,321 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,337 km | SE (136°) |
Cities near Benin City
FAQ
What time is it in Benin City right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Benin City (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Benin City in?
Benin City runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Benin City observe daylight saving time?
Benin City does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Benin City today?
Benin City sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 18:20 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Benin City tonight?
The moon phase over Benin City tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Benin City?
The antipode of Benin City — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.34° S, 174.37° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 319 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Benin City?
Benin City lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Benin City?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Benin City, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.