Current time in Lagos, Nigeria
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00- Time zone
- West Africa Time · Africa/Lagos
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00
- Abbreviation
- WAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+1 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Nigeria · 6.45° N, 3.39° E
- Population
- 15,388,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Lagos at about 12:46 standard time: the clock runs about 46 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:30 and 13:01 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:50 | 18:57 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:33 | 19:03 | 12h 30m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:35 | 18:41 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:51 | 18:37 | 11h 45m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:34–18:38 (12 h 4 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Porto-Novo, Benin · 90 km
- Cotonou, Benin · 110 km
- Ibadan · 120 km
- Lomé, Togo · 240 km · clock 1 h behind
- Benin City · 250 km
- Ilorin · 260 km