What time zone is Gumel in?

Gumel is in West Africa Time (UTC+1), Africa/Lagos. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Gumel use daylight saving time?

No. Gumel stays on UTC+1 all year.

Time in Gumel

West Africa Time (UTC+1, UTC+1)

Current local time: 02:55

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Gumel: 02:55 · 11 Nov 2026

Gumel time zone

Time zone

UTC+1 · UTC+1standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Nigeria uses West Africa Time.

UTC+1 · UTC+1Lagos, Kano State, Oyo State, FCT, Rivers State and moreNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Gumel

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Gumel
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	01:55	1 h behind	Compare Gumel and London
New York	20:55-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Gumel and New York
Los Angeles	17:55-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Gumel and Los Angeles
Berlin	02:55	Same time	Compare Gumel and Berlin
Dubai	05:55	3 h ahead	Compare Gumel and Dubai
New Delhi	07:25	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Gumel and New Delhi
Singapore	09:55	7 h ahead	Compare Gumel and Singapore
Tokyo	10:55	8 h ahead	Compare Gumel and Tokyo
Sydney	12:55	10 h ahead	Compare Gumel and Sydney
Copenhagen	02:55	Same time	Compare Gumel and Copenhagen

Sun in Gumel today

Daylight

11h 35m today - 1h 17m less than the longest day and 0h 12m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Gumel

City facts

Country: Nigeria
Region: Jigawa State
Population: 42,742
Dialing code
Currency: NGN · Naira
Coordinates: 12.6269°, 9.3881°

Public holidays in Nigeria

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar92027
Id el Fitr
Tuesday · in 118 days
National
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Berlinmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Madridmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Romematches until 28 Mar 2027
Parismatches until 28 Mar 2027
Hamburgmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Budapestmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Warsawmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Hadejia73 km · Same time
Kano118 km · Same time
Nguru119 km · Same time
Chakwama122 km · Same time
Azare137 km · Same time
Zinder138 km · Same time
Gashua181 km · Same time
Tessaoua197 km · Same time
Lomé1151 km · 1 h behind - no DST
Ouagadougou1186 km · 1 h behind - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Gumel in?: Gumel uses Africa/Lagos: UTC+1 (UTC+1).
02Does Gumel have daylight saving time?: No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Gumel and London?: Gumel is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Gumel from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Gumel.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Gumel in?: Gumel is in West Africa Time (UTC+1), Africa/Lagos. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Gumel use daylight saving time?: No. Gumel stays on UTC+1 all year.
03What is the time difference between Gumel and UTC?: Gumel is UTC+1 all year.

Time in Gumel

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Id el Fitr

Good Friday

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now