Current time in Niger

Niger

5:11 p.m.
Dec. 12, 2024

Local time in Niger

The time in Niger is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Chicago. The timezone in Niger is West Africa Time (WAT). Niger is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Details for the time in Niger

Current time
5:11 p.m.
Time zone West Africa Time (WAT)
IANA time zone Africa/Niamey
Your time difference 7 hours ahead of Chicago
UTC time difference UTC+1
1 hour ahead of UTC

Niger Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Niger is not using Daylight Saving Time.

Niger

Niger uses West Africa Time WAT. WAT is UTC +0100. The longitude of Niger’s western border is 2° 00’ E. The Longitude of its eastern border is 16° 00’E. Therefore being one hour ahead of UTC is too much for the west of the country. GMT, on the other hand would be unsuitable for the east. UTC +0030 would be perfect for Niger. As it is, the west of Niger has to wait a while to see the sunrise.

Important cities in Niger

The current time in some important cities in Niger is shown below.

Time in Niger