Local time
Current time in Lagos
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Lagos at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
UTC offset
UTC+1
Coordinates
6.52°N · 3.38°E
Country
Nigeria 🇳🇬
Dialing code
+234
Language
English
City essentials
Lagos stays on Africa/Lagos throughout the year. When arranging a call across cities, you mainly need the fixed offset—not a seasonal clock switch.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Lagos
Local time in Lagos falls within the Africa/Lagos zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 6.5° in the northern hemisphere, Lagos's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Lagos are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Lagos from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Lagos, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Lagos, Nigeria.
Country
Nigeria 🇳🇬
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Lagos in?
Lagos uses the Africa/Lagos time zone (UTC+1).
What is the UTC offset of Lagos?
Lagos is on UTC+1. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Lagos in?
Lagos is located in Nigeria.
How is the current time in Lagos calculated?
The clock for Lagos is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.