Lagos to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lagos. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
26
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lagos 03:26 3:26 AM Cape Town 04:26 4:26 AM You –:–
03:26 3:26 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:35
04:26 4:26 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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+1 h
Cape Town is 1 h ahead of Lagos.
When you, Lagos and Cape Town are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇬 Lagos
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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Lagos | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:26 | 04:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Lagos | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:35 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 10,404,112 | 3,740,026 |
Compare Lagos with another city
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Lagos and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lagos is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 1 hour ahead of those in Lagos (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lagos, what time is it in Cape Town?
At 9:00 AM in Lagos, clocks in Cape Town show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cape Town at the end of the working day in Lagos?
The working day in Lagos ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Town it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Lagos and Cape Town are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lagos (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Lagos is it tomorrow in Cape Town?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Lagos, the date in Cape Town has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Cape Town, it is still the previous day in Lagos.
Does the time gap between Lagos and Cape Town change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Lagos nor in Cape Town, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
