Lagos to London: time difference
London is 1 h behind Lagos. 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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Lagos 23:31 11:31 PM London 22:31 10:31 PM You –:–
23:31 11:31 PM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 18:27
22:31 10:31 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 16:28
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−1 h
London is 1 h behind Lagos.
When you, Lagos and London 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
🇬🇧 London
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Lagos | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:31 | 22:31 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Lagos | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:35 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 16:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 9 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 10,404,112 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Lagos with another city
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Big time differences
Lagos and London: common questions
How far behind Lagos is London?
London is 1 hour behind Lagos: UTC+0 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lagos, what time is it in London?
At 9:00 AM in Lagos, clocks in London show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in London at the end of the working day in Lagos?
The working day in Lagos ends at 6:00 PM; in London it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call London from Lagos?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Lagos – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in London?
Until 1:00 AM in Lagos it is still the previous day in London. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in London it is already the next day in Lagos.
Does the time difference between Lagos and London change?
Yes. The clocks change only in London. From March 28, 2027, London and Lagos will have the same time.
