Current local time in Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos is on West Africa Time (UTC+1) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- West Africa TimeIANA: Africa/Lagos
- UTC offset
- UTC+1same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
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- Country
- NigeriaAfrica
- Population
- 15 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +234currency: Naira (NGN)
- Coordinates
- 6.45° N, 3.39° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Lagos today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Lagos
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Lagos | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| US New York | --:-- | 5h behind | 4h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 8h behind | 1h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 3h ahead | 6h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 4h 30m ahead | 4h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
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Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Lagos
Lagos does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+1 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Lagos shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Lagos
All of Nigeria keeps the same standard time as Lagos (UTC+1).
Close to the equator, day length in Lagos barely changes through the year — between 11h 45m and 12h 30m.
Lagos’s clocks run about 46m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 12:53 rather than 12:00 in March.
Sunrise and sunset in Lagos, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:57 | 18:42 | 11h 45m |
| February | 07:04 | 18:55 | 11h 51m |
| March | 06:59 | 18:58 | 12h 00m |
| April | 06:44 | 18:55 | 12h 11m |
| May | 06:33 | 18:53 | 12h 21m |
| June | 06:30 | 18:58 | 12h 28m |
| July | 06:35 | 19:04 | 12h 29m |
| August | 06:40 | 19:04 | 12h 24m |
| September | 06:39 | 18:53 | 12h 14m |
| October | 06:34 | 18:38 | 12h 04m |
| November | 06:33 | 18:26 | 11h 54m |
| December | 06:42 | 18:28 | 11h 47m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 12h 30m of daylight (sunrise 06:33, sunset 19:03). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 11h 45m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Lagos
What time zone is Lagos in?
Lagos uses the Africa/Lagos time zone (West Africa Time), UTC+1.
Does Lagos observe daylight saving time?
No. Lagos stays on UTC+1 all year.
What is the time difference between Lagos and New York?
Right now New York is 5h behind Lagos. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Lagos does not.
What is the time difference between Lagos and London?
Lagos is on the same time as London right now.
When is sunrise and sunset in Lagos?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 06:33 and sets about 19:03 (12h 30m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 06:51 and sets about 18:36 (11h 45m).
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