Right now, local time in Maiduguri is 21:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Maiduguri ranks #503 worldwide by population and #10 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 26m (winter) – 12h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Maiduguri — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.8469° N, 13.1571° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Borno State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 1,110,000 · #503 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Maiduguri through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.85° S, 166.84° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 392 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:32 GMT-11 (Pacific/Pago_Pago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Maiduguri today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 65.9° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Maiduguri — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Maiduguri 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.
Maiduguri's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,235 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,118 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.85° N, 13.16° 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 Maiduguri
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Maiduguri local time:
Cities sharing Maiduguri's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Maiduguri
| Paris | 4,235 km | NNW (348°) |
| London | 4,571 km | NNW (347°) |
| Dubai | 4,663 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,322 km | NNE (18°) |
| Mumbai | 6,421 km | ENE (75°) |
| São Paulo | 7,597 km | WSW (238°) |
| Chicago | 10,003 km | NW (313°) |
| Singapore | 10,049 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,614 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,309 km | NE (44°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,778 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 15,118 km | SE (127°) |
Cities near Maiduguri
- Khaddamari12 km · 21:32
- Konduga36 km · 21:32
- Magumeri47 km · 21:32
- Mafa49 km · 21:32
- Bama68 km · 21:32
- Yajiwa70 km · 21:32
- Gajiram72 km · 21:32
- Benisheikh73 km · 21:32
FAQ
What time is it in Maiduguri right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Maiduguri (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Maiduguri in?
Maiduguri runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Maiduguri observe daylight saving time?
Maiduguri does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Maiduguri today?
Maiduguri sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Maiduguri tonight?
The moon phase over Maiduguri tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Maiduguri?
The antipode of Maiduguri — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.85° S, 166.84° W. It falls on land, near Faleāsao, American Samoa, about 392 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Maiduguri?
Maiduguri lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Maiduguri?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Maiduguri, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.