Current local time in Benin City, Nigeria

Current local time in Benin City, Nigeria. West Africa Time (UTC+1, UTC+1), no daylight saving time. Compare Benin City time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Benin City: 18:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Benin City time zone

Benin City uses West Africa Time (UTC+1), UTC+1. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Nigeria uses one time zone, West Africa Time.

Time difference from Benin City

City	Difference	Time there
London	1 hour behind	17:39	Compare
New York	5 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	8 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	Same time	18:39	Compare
Dubai	3 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	4 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	7 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	8 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	10 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	Same time	18:39	Compare

Sun in Benin City today

Sunrise 06:41 · Sunset 18:34 · Day length 11h 53m.

About Benin City

Nigeria

Region: Edo State
Coordinates: 6.3381°, 5.6258°
Population: 1,782,000
Dialing code: +234
Currency: NGN (Naira)

Public holidays in Nigeria

Sunday 1 November - National Youth Day
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
Monday 28 December - Boxing Day
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
Friday 26 March - Good Friday

Airports near Benin City

Benin Airport (BNI), 4 km south-west
Warri Airport (QRW), 85 km south

Same time zone

Kinshasa · Casablanca · Berlin · Madrid · Luanda · Algiers · Lagos · Kano · Ibadan · Abuja · Port Harcourt · Kaduna

All of Nigeria uses one time zone, West Africa Time.

Nearby cities

Sapele · Warri · Owo · Akure · Ondo · Ise-Ekiti · Atani · Onitsha

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Benin City in?: Benin City uses West Africa Time (UTC+1), UTC+1.
02Does Benin City have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Benin City and London?: The current difference is 1 hours.
04What is a good time to call Benin City from New York?: Between 09:00 - 12:00 in New York (14:00 - 17:00 in Benin City), both are within working hours.