Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria uses Africa/Lagos, currently WAT (UTC+01:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Ondo is a city in Nigeria, home to around 375,000 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Ondo is a traditional Yoruba town in southwestern Nigeria, in the state of the same name, set among forest and cocoa-farming country. The town is arranged around the palace of its traditional ruler and the central market, in the pattern common to older Yoruba settlements.
The palace and the central market are the focus of town life, and the market is busiest in the morning. The surrounding country is cocoa and forest belt, and the region's traditional festivals are the main cultural draw.
Shared taxis and motorcycle taxis are the standard local transport, and the centre is walkable in the cooler hours. Road connections run to Akure and onward across the southwest.
The climate is tropical with a long rainy season through the middle of the year. The drier months around the turn of the year are easier for road travel, though the harmattan brings haze.
Nigeria uses the NGN, calling code +234.
Nigeria uses the naira, and English is the official language with Yoruba the everyday speech. Greetings and respect for elders are strongly emphasised, and cash and transfers are both commonly used.
