Right now, local time in Ilorin is 21:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ilorin ranks #515 worldwide by population and #11 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ilorin — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.4966° N, 4.5421° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kwara State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 1,080,000 · #515 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ilorin through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.50° S, 175.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 324 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:32 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ilorin today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:21
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 65.2° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Ilorin — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ilorin 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.
Ilorin's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,493 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,591 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.50° N, 4.54° 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 | 13:32 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −4h |
| London | 20:32 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:32 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:32 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +10h |
Best time to call Ilorin
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ilorin local time:
Cities sharing Ilorin's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Ilorin
| Paris | 4,493 km | N (358°) |
| London | 4,802 km | N (356°) |
| Dubai | 5,675 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 5,999 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 6,602 km | SW (236°) |
| Mumbai | 7,430 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 9,557 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,005 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,625 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,360 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 13,221 km | NE (41°) |
| Sydney | 15,591 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Ilorin
FAQ
What time is it in Ilorin right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ilorin (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ilorin in?
Ilorin runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ilorin observe daylight saving time?
Ilorin does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ilorin today?
Ilorin sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 18:22 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ilorin tonight?
The moon phase over Ilorin tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ilorin?
The antipode of Ilorin — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.50° S, 175.46° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 324 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ilorin?
Ilorin lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ilorin?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ilorin, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.