Current Time in Lagos
What time is it in Lagos right now? Below is the live current local time in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Time zone information for Lagos
- Time zone name
- Africa/Lagos
- Abbreviation
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- UTC / GMT offset
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- Daylight saving
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West Africa Time (UTC+1) — no daylight saving.
Compare Lagos with other cities
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What you need to know before scheduling something with Lagos — when the clocks move, which days are the weekend, and when the working day overlaps with yours.
Daylight saving
Lagos does not observe daylight saving time. The offset from UTC stays the same all year, so the gap between you and Lagos changes whenever your clocks move, not theirs.
The working week
Nigeria follows the common Monday-to-Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
When you can reach the major hubs
Times below are in Lagos’s local clock, assuming both sides work 09:00–17:00.
| City | Difference | Overlap in Lagos time |
|---|---|---|
| New York | -5 h | 14:00–17:00 |
| London | same time | 09:00–17:00 |
| Singapore | +7 h | 09:00–10:00 |
| Sydney | +9 h | no overlap in normal office hours |
Upcoming public holidays in Nigeria
- Independence Day
- National Youth Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
- Id el Fitr
Public holidays only. Regional and observance days are not listed, and dates that depend on lunar observation may shift by a day.