Right now, local time in Ile-Ife is 14:15 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ile-Ife ranks #1050 worldwide by population and #24 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ile-Ife — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.4824° N, 4.5603° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Osun State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 560,000 · #1050 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ile-Ife through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.48° S, 175.44° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 343 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:15 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ile-Ife today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:21
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 63.9° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Ile-Ife — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ile-Ife sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Ile-Ife's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,606 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,510 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.48° N, 4.56° 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 | 05:15 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:15 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:15 | −4h |
| London | 13:15 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:15 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:15 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:15 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:45 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:15 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:15 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:15 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:15 | +10h |
Best time to call Ile-Ife
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ile-Ife local time:
Cities sharing Ile-Ife's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ile-Ife
| Paris | 4,606 km | N (358°) |
| London | 4,915 km | N (356°) |
| Dubai | 5,722 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,103 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 6,541 km | WSW (237°) |
| Mumbai | 7,462 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 9,633 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,008 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,672 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,437 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,305 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,510 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Ile-Ife
FAQ
What time is it in Ile-Ife right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ile-Ife (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ile-Ife in?
Ile-Ife runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ile-Ife observe daylight saving time?
Ile-Ife does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ile-Ife today?
Ile-Ife sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 18:22 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ile-Ife tonight?
The moon phase over Ile-Ife tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ile-Ife?
The antipode of Ile-Ife — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.48° S, 175.44° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 343 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ile-Ife?
Ile-Ife lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ile-Ife?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ile-Ife, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.