Lagos is located in Nigeria and uses the Africa/Lagos timezone, currently GMT+1 from UTC. Lagos does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset at 18:50 local time. The coordinates of Lagos are 6.52°N, 3.38°E.

Today Lagos gets 12 hours 38 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:31, about 31 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Lagos shares its GMT+1 offset with Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Lagos from…

From	Gap	Call at (Lagos time)
🇩🇿 Algiers	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇭 Accra	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇳🇬 Abuja	same time	09:00–17:00
🇹🇳 Tunis	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+7h	09:00–10:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+3h	09:00–14:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Lagos in?›

Lagos is in the Africa/Lagos timezone, currently GMT+1.

Does Lagos observe daylight saving time?›

No. Lagos does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+1.

What is the UTC offset for Lagos?›

Lagos is currently GMT+1 from UTC (GMT+1).

Is Lagos ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Lagos is 1 hour ahead of London and 5 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Lagos in UTC?›

09:00 in Lagos is 08:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+1 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Lagos today?›

Today the sun rises in Lagos at 06:12 and sets at 18:50 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.