Current Time in Lagos
Lagos · West Africa Time (WAT) · UTC+1 · No Daylight Saving Time
Current Time in Other Cities
| City | Current Time |
|---|---|
| London | --:-- -- |
| Dubai | --:-- -- |
| Johannesburg | --:-- -- |
| New York | --:-- -- |
| India | --:-- -- |
Lagos Beside London, Johannesburg and Dubai
Johannesburg, Dubai and India are constant gaps from Lagos. London and New York are the rows that change, and London is the one that sometimes shows no gap at all.
| City | Offset | What changes? |
|---|---|---|
| London | UTC+0/UTC+1 | London matches or is 1 hour behind |
| Dubai | UTC+4 | Dubai is 3 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | UTC+2 | Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead |
| New York | UTC-5/UTC-4 | New York is 5 or 6 hours behind |
| India | UTC+5:30 | India is 4h 30m ahead |
Scheduling Calls With Lagos
From London, 9:00 AM is 10:00 AM in January and 9:00 AM in July in Lagos. From Dubai, noon is 9:00 AM in Lagos. From India, 1:30 PM is 9:00 AM.
New York reaches Lagos in the afternoon: 8:00 AM in New York is 2:00 PM in January and 1:00 PM in July in Lagos.
| Scenario | Useful window | Note |
|---|---|---|
| London to Lagos | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM London | Easy UK-Nigeria overlap |
| Dubai to Lagos | 12:00-6:00 PM Dubai | Morning to afternoon in Lagos |
| New York to Lagos | 8:00-11:00 AM New York | Afternoon in Lagos |
| India to Lagos | 1:30-6:00 PM IST | Morning to afternoon in Lagos |
For a live overlap finder, use the meeting scheduler or convert an exact time with the time zone converter.
Lagos and West Africa Time
Quick answer: Lagos uses West Africa Time (WAT) · UTC+1 year-round · no daylight saving.
Lagos uses West Africa Time (WAT), UTC+1, all year, and Nigeria doesn't observe daylight saving. Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano follow the same Africa/Lagos clock.
Lagos has an unusual relationship with London. In winter Lagos is one hour ahead of London, and in summer, when the UK is on BST, the two cities show the same time. 9:00 AM in Lagos is 8:00 AM in January and 9:00 AM in July in London.
Johannesburg is one hour ahead of Lagos and Dubai is three hours ahead. 9:00 AM in Lagos is 10:00 AM in Johannesburg and 12:00 PM in Dubai.
Lagos Hours in Other Cities
Each row is a time in Lagos. Where the other city changes its clocks, both answers are shown, for mid-January and mid-July.
| Lagos | London | Dubai | Johannesburg | New York | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | Jan5:00 AM Jul6:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Jan12:00 AM Jul1:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | Jan8:00 AM Jul9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM | Jan3:00 AM Jul4:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | Jan11:00 AM Jul12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Jan6:00 AM Jul7:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | Jan2:00 PM Jul3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Jan9:00 AM Jul10:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | Jan5:00 PM Jul6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Jan12:00 PM Jul1:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | Jan8:00 PM Jul9:00 PM | 12:00 AMnext day | 10:00 PM | Jan3:00 PM Jul4:00 PM | 1:30 AMnext day |