Prayer Times in Nigeria

Top Cities Prayer Times in Nigeria

CityFajrDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
Lagos05:1612:4416:0618:5620:06
Kano04:4512:2315:4318:4319:55
Ibadan05:1212:4216:0418:5520:05
Abuja04:5512:2815:4918:4419:54
Port Harcourt05:0412:2915:5218:3919:48
Kaduna04:5212:2815:4818:4619:57
Benin City05:0712:3515:5718:4719:57
Maiduguri04:2712:0515:2418:2519:37
Zaria04:5012:2715:4718:4619:57
Aba05:0212:2815:5118:3819:48
Jos04:4812:2215:4318:3919:50
Ilorin05:0812:3916:0118:5420:05
Oyo05:1112:4216:0318:5620:06
Enugu04:5912:2715:4918:3919:49
Abeokuta05:1512:4416:0618:5720:07
Onitsha05:0312:3015:5318:4219:52
Warri05:0812:3415:5718:4519:55
Calabar04:5912:2415:4718:3419:44
Uyo05:0012:2615:4818:3619:45
Sokoto04:5612:3715:5518:5820:11
Owerri05:0312:2915:5218:4019:50
Akure05:0712:3715:5918:5020:00
Ogbomoso05:0912:4116:0218:5520:05
Lafia04:5212:2315:4518:3819:49
Katsina04:4712:2715:4618:4920:01
Bauchi04:4312:1815:3918:3619:47
Ado Ekiti05:0612:3715:5818:5020:01
Minna04:5712:3115:5218:4819:59
Ilesha05:0812:3916:0018:5220:02
Makurdi04:5312:2315:4518:3719:48
Osogbo05:0912:3916:0118:5320:04
Gusau04:5212:3115:5018:5120:03
Ijebu Ode05:1312:4216:0418:5420:04

Prayer Time Spread Across Nigeria

  • Across Nigeria, Fajr varies by 49 min between Maiduguri (04:27) and Lagos (05:16).
  • Maghrib in Nigeria ranges from 18:25 in Maiduguri to 18:58 in Sokoto โ€” a 33 min difference.

Today in Nigeria

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 โ€” Dhuสปl-Hijjah 2, 1447 AH
Earliest Fajr
Maiduguri โ€” 04:27
Latest Maghrib
Sokoto โ€” 18:58

Fasting Duration by City (Top 20)

CityFajrMaghribFasting Duration
Sokoto04:5618:5814h 2mLongest
Katsina04:4718:4914h 2m
Gusau04:5218:5113h 59m
Kano04:4518:4313h 58m
Maiduguri04:2718:2513h 58m
Zaria04:5018:4613h 56m
Kaduna04:5218:4613h 54m
Bauchi04:4318:3613h 53m
Jos04:4818:3913h 51m
Minna04:5718:4813h 51m
Abuja04:5518:4413h 49m
Ilorin05:0818:5413h 46m
Ogbomoso05:0918:5513h 46m
Lafia04:5218:3813h 46m
Oyo05:1118:5613h 45m
Ilesha05:0818:5213h 44m
Ado Ekiti05:0618:5013h 44m
Makurdi04:5318:3713h 44m
Osogbo05:0918:5313h 44m
Ibadan05:1218:5513h 43m

Prayer Interval Breakdown (Top 10 Cities)

CityFajr โ†’ DhuhrDhuhr โ†’ AsrAsr โ†’ MaghribMaghrib โ†’ Isha
Lagos7h 28m3h 22m2h 50m1h 10m
Kano7h 38m3h 20m3h1h 12m
Ibadan7h 30m3h 22m2h 51m1h 10m
Abuja7h 33m3h 21m2h 55m1h 10m
Port Harcourt7h 25m3h 23m2h 47m1h 9m
Kaduna7h 36m3h 20m2h 58m1h 11m
Benin City7h 28m3h 22m2h 50m1h 10m
Maiduguri7h 38m3h 19m3h 1m1h 12m
Zaria7h 37m3h 20m2h 59m1h 11m
Aba7h 26m3h 23m2h 47m1h 10m

Population Concentration

Over 62% of Nigeria's urban population follows prayer times close to Lagos.

Closest Prayer Time Matches

Country Prayer Profile

Time Variation
High
Fasting Variation
Moderate
Geographic Impact
High
Population Concentration
Moderate
Calculation Method
Muslim World League

Major Cities for Prayer Times in Nigeria