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Sokoto, Nijerya
05:50:12 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Africa/Lagos
Sokoto State
State of Nigeria
Güncel yerel saat
05:50:12 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Saat dilimi
WAT
Africa/Lagos · UTC+01:00
Sonraki tatil
Workers' Day
1 Mayıs 2026 Cuma · Public
Şu an iş saati örtüşmesi
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Sokoto right now
En yakın havalimanı
KAN
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport · 374 km
İndekslenen havalimanları
4
Curated airport references available for Nijerya
Snapshot at render time: 05:50:12 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Sokoto (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Sunrise and sunset
06:18 AM to 06:53 PM
Day length 12h 35m · Solar noon 12:36 PM
Next country holiday
Workers' Day
1 Mayıs 2026 Cuma · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Sokoto local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
1M
Coordinates
13.06, 5.24
Timezone
Africa/Lagos
İndekslenen havalimanları
4
Capital
Abuja
Languages
English
Currency
NGN (₦)
Country area
923,768 km²
Sokoto (rank #12 by population in this dataset) sits at Africa/Lagos (WAT, UTC+01:00) with roughly 1M residents, anchoring local-time questions for Nijerya.
Sokoto sits at 13.06°N, 5.24°E; that's the tropics (Northern Hemisphere, ~1450 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects small seasonal swing in sunrise and sunset.
Today the sun rises around 06:18 AM and sets around 06:53 PM in Sokoto — about 12h 35m of daylight. Nijerya stays on standard time here, so UTC+01:00 is stable through the year.
Gwadabawa (33 km from Sokoto) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 4 curated airport pages indexed for Nijerya.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Workers' Day on 2026-05-01, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Sokoto.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
WAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Lagos
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+01:00
Algeria, Tunisia, Isle of Man, Ireland, United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, Central African Republic
Other cities in this timezone
London
+0h
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Sokoto.
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 05:50 AM | +0h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 12:50 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 09:50 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 08:50 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 12:50 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 01:50 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 02:50 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 01:50 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Sokoto, Africa/Lagos saat dilimindedir (WAT), UTC farkı +01:00'dir.
Sokoto şu anda yaz saati uygulaması yapmamaktadır.
Sokoto için güncel UTC farkı UTC+01:00'dir.
Sokoto sits at 13.06°N, 5.24°E in Nijerya, with about 1M residents (rank #12 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Sokoto is London, about 4,302 km away as the crow flies.
Gwadabawa is the closest indexed city, roughly 33 km from Sokoto.
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is the closest curated airport reference, about 374 km from Sokoto.
Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Nijerya, on 1 Mayıs 2026 Cuma.
Sokoto is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km, and the states of Zamfara to the east, and Kebbi to the south and west, partly across the Ka River. Its capital and largest city is the city of Sokoto. Sokoto is located near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2022 it has an estimated population of more than 6.3 million.
Reading Sokoto against the global hubs: London (~4,302 km), Dubai (~5,394 km), São Paulo (~6,955 km) are the close ones, with Sydney (~15,876 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Sokoto sits inside Nijerya — the Western Africa subregion, capital Abuja, languages English, currency NGN (₦).
The closest mapped neighbors of Sokoto are Gwadabawa (33 km), Illela (75 km), Birni N Konni (82 km), Argungu (85 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Sokoto: Workers' Day, Children's Day, Democracy Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Nijerya.
Closest curated airport references from Sokoto: KAN Kano (374 km), ABV Abuja (502 km), LOS Lagos (751 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Nigeria benefits from stronger holiday context because public observances can shift office rhythm and support coverage.
Mallam Aminu Kano International AirportKAN
Kano · 374 km from Sokoto
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 14m
Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportABV
Abuja · 502 km from Sokoto
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 24m
Murtala Muhammed International AirportLOS
Lagos · 751 km from Sokoto
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 43m
Port Harcourt International AirportPHC
Port Harcourt · 914 km from Sokoto
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 55m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
