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 06:18 and sunset at 19:11 local time. The coordinates of Lagos are 6.52°N, 3.38°E.

Today Lagos gets 12 hours 53 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:45, about 45 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Lagos shares its GMT+1 offset with London, Lisbon, Dublin, Abuja, Casablanca, Algiers. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Lagos in?›

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

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).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.