Benin City

About Benin City

Benin City is a city in Nigeria. It uses West Africa Time (WAT).

Benin City does not observe daylight saving time.

Coordinates

6.3381, 5.6258

Population

1,782,000

Time zone

Africa/Lagos

Country

Nigeria

Capital

Abuja

Calling code

+234

Airports

• BNI · Benin

The current local time at Benin City's airports (BNI) is the same as the city time shown above.

Public holidays in Nigeria (2026)

• New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
• Good FridayFri, Apr 3
• Easter MondayMon, Apr 6
• Workers' DayFri, May 1
• Children's DayWed, May 27
• Democracy DayFri, Jun 12
• National DayThu, Oct 1
• National Youth DaySun, Nov 1
• Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
• Boxing DayMon, Dec 28

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