Time in Lagos
It is 03:26 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in Lagos. Lagos is in Nigeria. Civil time uses the IANA zone Africa/Lagos at +01:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Lagos keeps Africa/Lagos at UTC+01:00 year-round — Nigeria does not observe daylight saving. West Africa Time stays fixed while Europe jumps twice a year.
Corporate and banking hours commonly run about 08:00–17:00. London winter time matches Lagos; when the UK is on summer time, London sits one hour ahead.
Nigeria does not spring forward with the UK. In British summer, London is one hour ahead of Lagos; in winter the clocks match. Recurring “same time as London” invites are seasonally false.
Lagos time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Abbreviation
- WAT
- IANA
- Africa/Lagos
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Lagos
Lagos is currently on its standard offset. Lagos does not change its clocks. The offset stays +01:00 all year, so the gap to other cities only moves when the other side changes.
Daylight in Lagos today
The sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 18:45, giving 12 h 9 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:40, 41 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Lagos sits west of the 15° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Daylight
- 12 h 9 m
- Solar noon
- 12:40Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Lagos
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Lagos and the same hours in other major cities.
Popular time differences
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About Lagos
- Population
- 15,070,000The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- Lagos State
- Coordinates
- 6.4561° N, 3.3936° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Nigerian Naira (NGN)
- Calling code
- +234Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- English and Yoruba
- Airports
- LOSMurtala Muhammed InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Lagos local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lagos
- What time is it in Lagos right now?
- It is 03:26 in Lagos as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Lagos uses the IANA zone Africa/Lagos, currently +01:00.
- Which time zone is Lagos in?
- Lagos is in the WAT time zone (Africa/Lagos), currently +01:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Lagos observe daylight saving time?
- No. Lagos stays on +01:00 all year. Any change in the gap to another city comes from that city changing its own clocks.
- Is Lagos ahead of or behind UTC?
- Lagos is currently at +01:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Lagos is 13:00.
Well-known places in Lagos
If you are checking the time in Lagos because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Third Mainland BridgeRead more on Wikipedia
- Nigerian National MuseumRead more on Wikipedia
- Cathedral Church of ChristRead more on Wikipedia