Right now, local time in Kano is 21:34 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kano ranks #70 worldwide by population and #2 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 11h 25m (winter) – 12h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kano — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.0001° N, 8.5167° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kano State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 4,910,000 · #70 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kano through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.00° S, 171.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taulaga, American Samoa, about 114 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:34 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kano today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 68.4° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Kano — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kano sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Kano's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,138 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,526 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.00° N, 8.52° 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 Kano
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kano local time:
Cities sharing Kano's time zone
- LagosNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
- AbaNG
Distances from Kano
| Paris | 4,138 km | N (353°) |
| London | 4,462 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,117 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,476 km | NNE (21°) |
| Mumbai | 6,904 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,180 km | WSW (236°) |
| Chicago | 9,620 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,553 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,065 km | ENE (65°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,412 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 12,641 km | NE (42°) |
| Sydney | 15,526 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Kano
- Ungogo10 km · 21:34
- Kumbotso12 km · 21:34
- Dawakin Kudu20 km · 21:34
- Dawakin Tofa23 km · 21:34
- Minjibir25 km · 21:34
- Kura27 km · 21:34
- Tofa27 km · 21:34
- Gezawa28 km · 21:34
FAQ
What time is it in Kano right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kano (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kano in?
Kano runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kano observe daylight saving time?
Kano does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kano today?
Kano sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kano tonight?
The moon phase over Kano tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kano?
The antipode of Kano — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.00° S, 171.48° W. It falls on land, near Taulaga, American Samoa, about 114 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kano?
Kano lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kano?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kano, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.