§ 01NG · MENA
Lagos
Nigeria
Lagos operates on West Africa Time, UTC+1, with no DST. The NGX opens at 10:00. The city sits one hour ahead of London in winter and at the same time during BST. Traffic shapes scheduling more than any clock — early morning calls and late evening dinners are common.
Lagos · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC12h 07m of light
Sunrise
05:35 UTC
Solar noon
11:39 UTC
Sunset
17:42 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into Africa/Lagos.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Day length
- 12h 07m
Conventional business hours
08:00—17:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveNight
+25°C
Drizzle
Feels like
27°
Wind
11 km/h SSW
Humidity
88%
Pressure
1,013 mb
UV index · 0Visibility · 15 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- West Africa Time (GMT+1)
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- IANA identifier
- Africa/Lagos
- Daylight saving (2026)
- Lagos does not observe daylight saving time and stays on GMT+1 (UTC+01:00) all year.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
Londonsame
New York+5 h
Tokyo−8 h
Dubai−3 h
Singapore−7 h
Sydney−9 h
Hours are Lagos's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Lagos in?
- Lagos is in the West Africa Time zone (GMT+1), currently UTC+01:00.
- Does Lagos observe daylight saving time?
- Lagos does not observe daylight saving time and stays on GMT+1 (UTC+01:00) all year.
- What is Lagos's UTC offset right now?
- Lagos is currently UTC+01:00 (GMT+1).
- What is the time difference between Lagos and London?
- Lagos is the same time as London right now.
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