Dubai to Nigeria: time difference
Nigeria is 3 h behind Dubai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dubai 08:10 8:10 AM Nigeria 05:10 5:10 AM You –:–
08:10 8:10 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 17:37
05:10 5:10 AM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:08
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−3 h
Nigeria is 3 h behind Dubai.
When you, Dubai and Nigeria are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇪 Dubai
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇳🇬 Nigeria
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇪 Dubai | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:10 | 05:10 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | West Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Dubai | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dubai | Africa/Lagos |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 06:21 |
| Sunset | 17:37 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 7 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 3,790,000 | 211,400,708 |
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Big time differences
Dubai and Nigeria: common questions
What is the time difference between Dubai and Nigeria?
Nigeria is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+1, while Dubai is on UTC+4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dubai, what time is it in Nigeria?
At 9:00 AM in Dubai, clocks in Nigeria show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Nigeria at the end of the working day in Dubai?
The working day in Dubai ends at 6:00 PM; in Nigeria it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Dubai and Nigeria are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dubai (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Nigeria), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Nigeria?
Until 3:00 AM in Dubai it is still the previous day in Nigeria. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Nigeria it is already the next day in Dubai.
Does the time gap between Dubai and Nigeria change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dubai nor in Nigeria, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
