Right now, local time in Yola is 19:22 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yola ranks #1322 worldwide by population and #32 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 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yola — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.2084° N, 12.4815° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Adamawa
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 460,000 · #1322 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yola through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.21° S, 167.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 410 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:22 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yola today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 61.9° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for Yola — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yola sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Yola's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,509 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,994 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.21° N, 12.48° 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 | 10:22 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:22 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:22 | −4h |
| London | 18:22 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:22 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:22 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:22 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:52 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:22 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:22 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:22 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:22 | +10h |
Best time to call Yola
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yola local time:
Cities sharing Yola's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Yola
| Paris | 4,509 km | N (350°) |
| London | 4,842 km | NNW (349°) |
| Dubai | 4,858 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 5,623 km | NNE (18°) |
| Mumbai | 6,573 km | ENE (73°) |
| São Paulo | 7,382 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 10,130 km | E (88°) |
| Chicago | 10,149 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,801 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 12,570 km | NE (45°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,938 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 14,994 km | SE (129°) |
Cities near Yola
FAQ
What time is it in Yola right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yola (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Yola in?
Yola runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Yola observe daylight saving time?
Yola does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yola today?
Yola sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yola tonight?
The moon phase over Yola tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yola?
The antipode of Yola — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.21° S, 167.52° W. It falls on land, near Fale old settlement, Tokelau, about 410 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yola?
Yola lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yola?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yola, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.