Current time in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
Friday, 17 July 2026
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari, Nigeria · Africa/Lagos · UTC+01:00
Time-zone identity for Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
- IANA zone
Africa/Lagos- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+1
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari is currently 1 hour ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
Conditions near Sofo-Birnin-Gwari and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Patchy rain nearby
- Feels like
- 17°C
- Humidity
- 89%
- Wind
- 7.2 km/h SW
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby21°C to 29°C81% chance of precipitationWind up to 14.8 km/h
- Mist20°C to 28°C70% chance of precipitationWind up to 15.8 km/h
- Partly Cloudy21°C to 26°C60% chance of precipitationWind up to 13 km/h
Forecast valid from 04:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T03:00:46.429Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T03:15:46.429Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Lagos, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Lagos local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Civil twilight
- 05:55–19:23
Moon
- Moonrise
- 09:11
- Moonset
- 21:46
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 13%
Location context
About Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
Location details for Sofo-Birnin-Gwari in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
- Administrative area
- Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Population
- 22,380
- Coordinates
- 11.0154° N, 6.7804° E. The elevation is 657 metres.
Country context
Nigeria at a glance
Country information for Nigeria. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Abuja
- Country codes
- NG · NGA · 566
- Population
- 195,874,740
- Currency
- Nigerian Naira (NGN)
- Calling code
- +234
- Languages
- English (Nigeria), Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo, and 1 more
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Lagos.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Sofo-Birnin-Gwari
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Sofo-Birnin-Gwari. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- KadunaKaduna State, Nigeria90 km southeast
Africa/LagosSame local time - ZariaKaduna State, Nigeria103 km east
Africa/LagosSame local time - SobaKaduna State, Nigeria139 km east
Africa/LagosSame local time - Dutsen WaiKaduna State, Nigeria156 km east
Africa/LagosSame local time - AnchauKaduna State, Nigeria176 km east
Africa/LagosSame local time - KachiaKaduna State, Nigeria181 km southeast
Africa/LagosSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Lagos when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 2347061 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T03:00:46.410Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T03:00:46.429Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T02:45:44.559Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.