Current Local Time in Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria

4:33:43 pm WAT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	Nigeria
State:	Sokoto
Lat/Long:	13°04'N / 5°14'E
Elevation:	296 m
Currency:	Naira (NGN)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+234

°F

Weather

102 °F

Sunny.
107 / 68 °F

Sun 22.		107 / 68 °F
Mon 23.		107 / 69 °F

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Time Zone

WAT (West Africa Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:42 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:49 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 7 minutes
+43s longer

Moon 8.9%

Rise – 8:16 am
Set – 9:16 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:46 pm
Altitude: 77.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:32 am – 5:56 am
7:35 pm – 8:00 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:56 am – 6:21 am
7:11 pm – 7:35 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:21 am – 6:42 am
6:49 pm – 7:11 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
2:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
8:17 pm

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Airports

Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport, SKO
About 10 mi SSW of Sokoto
Tahoua Airport, THZ (Niger)
About 125 mi N of Sokoto

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4:33 43 pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026