Cairo to Lagos time
Lagos is 1 hour behind Cairo.
Time difference between Cairo and Lagos
Lagos is 1 hour behind Cairo. Cairo is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00) and Lagos is on West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 1 hour to 2 hours over the year.
Convert Cairo time to Lagos time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+02:00 for Cairo and UTC+01:00 for Lagos. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Lagos is behind, so from midnight to 1:00 AM in Cairo it is still the previous calendar day in Lagos.
| Cairo time | Lagos time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Cairo and Lagos working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cairo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lagos). That is 7 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Cairo and Lagos
Cairo observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00).
Lagos does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.