What time is it in Benin City?
Benin City, Nigeria, is in the Africa/Lagos timezone (UTC+1). The sun rises around 06:31 local time.
Benin City, UTC+1Africa/Lagos
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Daylight
- 12 h 25 min
Benin City Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Benin City? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Benin City is UTC+1, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Benin City on your clock
Pick a time in Benin City and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
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Benin City at a glance
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 1,125,058
- Currency
- NGN
- Dialling code
- +234
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 6.34, 5.62
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Benin City
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. London shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Benin City
Benin City keeps the Africa/Lagos timezone, UTC+1 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Benin City 1 hour ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 08:00–17:00 in Benin City, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 3 h overlap
- London, 8 h overlap
- Singapore, 3 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 06:31 and sets around 18:56 in Benin City. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31.
Most offices in Benin City run 08:00–17:00 in UTC+1. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Benin City
- 08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
FAQ
Which timezone is Benin City in?
Benin City uses Africa/Lagos, which is UTC+1.
Does Benin City observe daylight saving time?
The Africa/Lagos zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.