Nigeria
Time now in Yola
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:15Sunset 06:44Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
06:44
Day length
12h 29m
Coordinates
12.82, 8.35
Time difference from Yola
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Yola right now.
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About the time in Yola
Yola sits at latitude 12.82, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Yola 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.
The zone identifier Africa/Lagos is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Lagos keeps pointing at Lagos time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Yola
- When do the sun rise and set in Yola today?
- Sunrise is at 06:15 and sunset at 06:44, giving 12h 29m of daylight.
- Does Yola change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Yola keeps UTC +1 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Yola right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Yola, updating every second from Africa/Lagos (UTC +1).
- Which time zone is Yola in?
- Yola uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC +1.
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