Lafia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.4170, 7.3215
- Region
- Kogi State
- Country
- Nigeria, Africa
- Capital
- Abuja — 183 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lafia, Kogi State, Nigeria
This page reports the local time in Lafia, Kogi State, Nigeria, set by the Africa/Lagos time zone (+1).
Lafia, Nigeria
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
Local time in Lafia
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
Lafia keeps Africa/Lagos clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:19 AM Solar noon 12:16 PM Sunset 6:13 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:57 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Lafia right now
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Lafia and its neighbours
Largest cities in Kogi State
Other places named Lafia
- Lafia Nasarawa State, Nigeria
- Lafia Far North, Cameroon
- Lafia Zinder Region, Niger
- Lafia Borno State, Nigeria
- Lafia Lac, Chad
Same time zone — Africa/Lagos
Nearby places
Local time details for Lafia
Atanga and Ochanja sit close to Lafia and run on the same clock.
Time in Lafia runs on Africa/Lagos, which is UTC+1. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.
Today Lafia gets sunrise at 6:19 AM and sunset at 6:13 PM. That leaves 11 h 54 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Lafia uses?
- Lafia uses the Africa/Lagos time zone, with an offset of +1.
- Does Lafia keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Lafia: No.
- When does morning light reach Lafia?
- At 6:19 AM.