Shum in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.3179, 8.9559
- Region
- Benue State
- Country
- Nigeria, Africa
- Capital
- Abuja — 252 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Shum, Benue State, Nigeria
This page answers what time it is in Shum, Benue State, Nigeria right now, in the Africa/Lagos zone (+1).
Shum, Nigeria
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
Local time in Shum
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Shum, Benue State.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:12 AM Solar noon 12:09 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 11 h 53 min Night 12 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:51 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Shum right now
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Shum and its neighbours
Largest cities in Benue State
Other places named Shum
- Shum Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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- Shum Mariy-El Republic, Russia
- Shum Oryol oblast, Russia
- Shum Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Same time zone — Africa/Lagos
Nearby places
Time and daylight in Shum
Clocks in Shum follow Africa/Lagos, an offset of UTC+1 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: No.
Look for sunrise at 6:12 AM and sunset at 6:06 PM in Shum today. The day carries 11 h 53 min of light.
Look nearby and you will see Gboko and Chichi on the same clock as Shum.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Shum?
- Shum observes the Africa/Lagos time zone, with an offset of +1.
- Does Shum move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- When is the sun down in Shum?
- The sun goes down at 6:06 PM.