What time zone is Potiskum in?

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

Does Potiskum use daylight saving time?

No. Potiskum stays on UTC+1 all year.

Time in Potiskum

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

Current local time: 21:20

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

Current local time in Potiskum: 21:20 · 10 Nov 2026

Potiskum 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 Potiskum

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Potiskum
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	20:20	1 h behind	Compare Potiskum and London
New York	15:20	6 h behind	Compare Potiskum and New York
Los Angeles	12:20	9 h behind	Compare Potiskum and Los Angeles
Berlin	21:20	Same time	Compare Potiskum and Berlin
Dubai	00:20+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Potiskum and Dubai
New Delhi	01:50+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Potiskum and New Delhi
Singapore	04:20+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Potiskum and Singapore
Tokyo	05:20+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Potiskum and Tokyo
Sydney	07:20+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Potiskum and Sydney
Copenhagen	21:20	Same time	Compare Potiskum and Copenhagen

Sun in Potiskum today

Daylight

11h 38m today - 1h 11m less than the longest day and 0h 11m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Potiskum

City facts

Country: Nigeria
Region: Yobe State
Population: 86,002
Dialing code
Currency: NGN · Naira
Coordinates: 11.7139°, 11.0811°

Public holidays in Nigeria

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 46 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar92027
Id el Fitr
Tuesday · in 119 days
National
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 136 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

Daura40 km · Same time
Azare97 km · Same time
Gashua129 km · Same time
Hadejia140 km · Same time
Nguru146 km · Same time
Chakwama155 km · Same time
Gombe159 km · Same time
Biu172 km · Same time
Kara1108 km · 1 h behind - no DST
Sokodé1130 km · 1 h behind - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Potiskum

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Id el Fitr

Good Friday

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now