Right now, local time in Gumel is 00:16 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gumel ranks #14215 worldwide by population and #174 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gumel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.6269° N, 9.3881° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jigawa State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 42,742 · #14215 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gumel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.63° S, 170.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lufilufi, Samoa, about 175 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:16 GMT+13 (Pacific/Apia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gumel today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 69.0° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Gumel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gumel sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Gumel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,081 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,495 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.63° N, 9.39° 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 | 15:16 | −9h |
| Chicago | 17:16 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 20:16 | −4h |
| London | 23:16 | −1h |
| Paris | 00:16 | same time |
| Moscow | 02:16 | +2h |
| Dubai | 03:16 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 04:46 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:16 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 07:16 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 08:16 | +8h |
| Sydney | 10:16 | +10h |
Best time to call Gumel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gumel local time:
Cities sharing Gumel's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Gumel
| Paris | 4,081 km | N (352°) |
| London | 4,408 km | N (351°) |
| Dubai | 5,002 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,377 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,794 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,298 km | WSW (237°) |
| Chicago | 9,643 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,455 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,949 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,431 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 12,526 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,495 km | SE (128°) |
Cities near Gumel
FAQ
What time is it in Gumel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gumel (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gumel in?
Gumel runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gumel observe daylight saving time?
Gumel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gumel today?
Gumel sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gumel tonight?
The moon phase over Gumel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gumel?
The antipode of Gumel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.63° S, 170.61° W. It falls on land, near Lufilufi, Samoa, about 175 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gumel?
Gumel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gumel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gumel, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.