Nigeria
Time now in Sokoto State
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 06:57Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6,391,000
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
06:57
Day length
12h 30m
Coordinates
13.08, 5.25
Time difference from Sokoto State
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About the time in Sokoto State
Sunrise today lands at 06:27 and sunset at 06:57 local time, giving 12h 30m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (13.08, 5.25) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Sokoto State.
Sokoto State runs on Africa/Lagos, which puts the city UTC +1 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Sokoto State stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +1 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Nigeria.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sokoto State
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Lagos, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sokoto State?
- Sokoto State is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Sokoto State in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Sokoto State runs from 08:00–16:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Sokoto State right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sokoto State, updating every second from Africa/Lagos (UTC +1).
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