Right now, local time in Sokoto is 21:33 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sokoto ranks #533 worldwide by population and #12 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 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 11h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 21m (winter) – 12h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sokoto — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.0627° N, 5.2432° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sokoto
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 1,040,000 · #533 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sokoto through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.06° S, 174.76° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 155 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:33 GMT+12 (Pacific/Wallis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sokoto today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:43
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:22
- Qibla direction
- 70.9° from north (ENE (71°))
Full prayer timetable for Sokoto — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sokoto sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Sokoto's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,989 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,876 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.06° N, 5.24° 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 | 13:33 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −4h |
| London | 20:33 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:33 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +10h |
Best time to call Sokoto
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sokoto local time:
Cities sharing Sokoto's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Sokoto
| Paris | 3,989 km | N (357°) |
| London | 4,302 km | N (355°) |
| Dubai | 5,398 km | ENE (68°) |
| Moscow | 5,502 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 6,955 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 7,215 km | ENE (75°) |
| Chicago | 9,276 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,902 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,332 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,074 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 12,784 km | NE (40°) |
| Sydney | 15,876 km | SE (130°) |
Cities near Sokoto
FAQ
What time is it in Sokoto right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sokoto (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sokoto in?
Sokoto runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sokoto observe daylight saving time?
Sokoto does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sokoto today?
Sokoto sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 11h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sokoto tonight?
The moon phase over Sokoto tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sokoto?
The antipode of Sokoto — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.06° S, 174.76° W. It falls on land, near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 155 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sokoto?
Sokoto lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sokoto?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sokoto, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.