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Current Time in Lagos, Nigeria

See the current time in Lagos, its difference from UTC and today’s sunrise and sunset. Change the display to compare it with another location.

9:35 AM
Saturday, September 26, 2026

The difference from your own time zone appears here when the page loads.

Lagos time zone

Time zoneWest Africa Standard Time
Time zone IDAfrica/Lagos
UTC offsetUTC+1
Clock changesNone — same offset all year
Sunrise today6:36 AM
Sunset today6:42 PM

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for Lagos's coordinates and refresh on each rebuild; the clock above is live.

Lagos time compared with other cities

CityLocal timeDifference from Lagos
Los Angeles, CA1:35 AM8 hours behind
New York, NY4:35 AM5 hours behind
London, UK9:35 AMsame time
Dubai, UAE12:35 PM3 hours ahead
Shanghai, China4:35 PM7 hours ahead
Tokyo, Japan5:35 PM8 hours ahead

Differences follow each region's daylight-saving rules, so they change when either city's clocks move.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Lagos, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Questions this page answers

About Lagos time

This page shows the local time in Lagos, Nigeria — the same clock people there are reading. The clocks there do not change during the year.

Comparing several places at once? The world clock lists every major UTC offset side by side and marks your own. Waiting for a moment that lands at the same instant everywhere, whatever the zone? Follow a countdown, or set a timer or an alarm. How this page knows the offset and the daylight-saving state.

Lagos time FAQ

What time is it in Lagos, Nigeria right now? The clock at the top of this page shows Lagos's current local time and updates every minute. Lagos is on West Africa Standard Time (UTC+1). The clocks there do not change during the year.

What time zone is Lagos in? Lagos uses the Africa/Lagos time zone, known as West Africa Standard Time, currently UTC+1. The clocks there do not change during the year.

How far ahead or behind is Lagos? The table on this page compares Lagos with six major cities, and the line under the clock works out the difference from your own time zone as soon as the page loads.