Current time in Lagos, Nigeria

9:44:13 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Lagos is on West Africa Time, UTC+1. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 15 million people live in Lagos, Nigeria. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS, 16 km away).

Time zone: Africa/Lagos
UTC offset now: UTC+1
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 6:32 AM
Sunset today: 6:28 PM
Daylight: 11 h 56 min
Population: 15,388,000
Currency: Naira (NGN)
Dialing code: +234
Languages (country): English, Hausa
Airports: LOS 16 km

Lagos · nominal UTC+1 band · night shaded

Cities near Lagos

Accra8:44 AM · −1 h410 km away
Kinshasa9:44 AM · ±0 h1,785 km away
Luanda9:44 AM · ±0 h2,020 km away
Dakar8:44 AM · −1 h2,453 km away
Kigali10:44 AM · +1 h3,104 km away
Casablanca8:44 AM · −1 h3,223 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 6.45°, 3.39° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.