Current time in Lagos

Nigeria · UTC+1

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Africa/Lagos

UTC offset

UTC+1

Daylight Saving

No — not observed

Time zone ID

Africa/Lagos

Business hours

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM WAT (Monday–Friday)

About Lagos's time zone

Lagos follows West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1) year-round with no daylight saving time. WAT is shared by Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (western part). Lagos, Africa's largest city by population, is 1 hour ahead of London in winter. Its rapidly growing tech sector (often called the Silicon Lagoon) operates largely on WAT.

Best time to call Lagos

Calling from	Recommended window
London	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT
New York	3:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Dubai	12:00 PM – 9:00 PM GST
Johannesburg	9:00 AM – 6:00 PM SAST

Did you know? Lagos is home to Nollywood, the world's second-largest film industry by volume (after India's Bollywood and ahead of Hollywood). Nigerian films are produced so quickly — sometimes in days — that Nollywood directors joke that a film 'crosses time zones faster than a plane.' The industry is estimated to contribute over $600 million annually to Nigeria's GDP.

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