Cross River State, Nigeria
Cross River State uses West Africa Time, UTC+1, throughout the year. Calabar, Ikom, Ogoja, Ugep, and every other community share one official clock.
Calabar, Nigeria
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
Time and sun data for Calabar — the largest city of Cross River State
The sun in Calabar
Sunrise 6:13 AM Solar noon 12:11 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 6:31 PM
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Current time in Cross River State, Nigeria
The current Cross River State time appears in the live clock on this page. It follows Nigeria’s national time zone and remains unchanged by daylight-saving rules. Local time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. This fixed relationship makes conversions simple, but the difference from a foreign city can change if that city moves its clocks seasonally.
Within Cross River, no conversion is needed. An event announced for a particular hour in Calabar begins at that same local hour for somebody following it from Ogoja. From the coast to the northern towns, Cross River has changing scenery but no changing time zone.
One time from Calabar to Ogoja
Calabar is the state capital and its best-known urban centre. Ugep, Ikom, and Ogoja are important centres farther inland. Each displays the same hour and minute under West Africa Time. Calabar keeps WAT on the coast.
Ugep follows the same clock inland. Ikom has no time difference from the capital. Ogoja also observes UTC+1. This consistency is useful when coordinating trips through a state with long north-south routes. The clock remains constant, while road distance and local transport determine how long the journey takes.
Sunrise from the coast to inland areas
Sunrise is more geographically sensitive than civil time. It depends on longitude, latitude, and date, so Calabar and Ogoja need not have precisely identical sunrise readings on a given day. The local horizon matters too. Hills, trees, buildings, or cloud can prevent an observer from seeing the Sun at the calculated moment. Coastal weather may produce a very different view from inland conditions even when the underlying astronomical event is predictable.
Use the closest city for the calculation. Check that the requested date is correct. Read the listed result in West Africa Time. Consult weather separately when visibility is important. Dawn brings increasing light before sunrise, and twilight continues after sunset. Those intervals may be valuable for travel, outdoor events, photography, or work that depends on natural illumination rather than the solar disc itself.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Cross River State?
- West Africa Time, or WAT, at UTC+1.
- Does Calabar observe daylight saving time?
- No. Calabar keeps the same clock setting throughout the year.
- Is Ogoja in another time zone?
- No. Ogoja and Calabar share one official local time.