🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
53
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
Bucharest to Lagos: time difference
Lagos is 2 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 08:20 8:20 AM Lagos 06:20 6:20 AM You –:–
08:20 8:20 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
06:20 6:20 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:35
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−2 h
Lagos is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Lagos are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇴 Bucharest
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇳🇬 Lagos
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇳🇬 Lagos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:20 | 06:20 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | West Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Lagos |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:35 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 10,404,112 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Lagos: common questions
How many hours behind Bucharest is Lagos?
The clocks in Lagos are 2 hours behind those in Bucharest (UTC+1 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Lagos at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Lagos it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Lagos when it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, it is 4:00 PM in Lagos.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Lagos are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lagos), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Lagos?
Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Lagos. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Lagos it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Lagos the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Lagos will be 1 hour behind Bucharest.
