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Time in Benin City, Nigeria now

11:52:02

Sunday, May 17, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 06:21 ↓ 18:46 (12h 25m) - More info - Make Benin City time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Benin City

UTC +1

West Africa Time (WAT)
now 5 hours ahead of New York

Benin City does not change between summer time and winter time.
The IANA time zone identifier for Benin City is Africa/Lagos.

Time difference
from Benin City

Los Angeles	−8 hours	−8 hours
Chicago	−6 hours	−6 hours
New York	−5 hours	−5 hours
Toronto	−5 hours	−5 hours
São Paulo	−4 hours	−4 hours
UTC	−1 hours	−1 hours
Lagos	0
London	0
Johannesburg	+1 hours
Paris	+1 hours
Zurich	+1 hours
Cairo	+2 hours
Istanbul	+2 hours
Moscow	+2 hours
Dubai	+3 hours
Mumbai	+4.5 hours
Hong Kong	+7 hours
Shanghai	+7 hours
Singapore	+7 hours
Tokyo	+8 hours
Sydney	+9 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Benin City

Sunrise: 06:21
Sunset: 18:46
Day length: 12h 25m
Solar noon: 12:34
The current local time in Benin City is 34 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Benin City on the map

Location: Nigeria
Latitude: 6.34. Longitude: 5.63
Population: 1,782,000

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