Johannesburg to Lagos time
Lagos is 1 hour behind Johannesburg.
Time difference between Johannesburg and Lagos
Lagos is 1 hour behind Johannesburg. Johannesburg is on South Africa Standard Time (UTC+02:00) and Lagos is on West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
The gap stays the same all year, because the two time zones never change relative to each other.
Convert Johannesburg time to Lagos time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+02:00 for Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg it is still the previous calendar day in Lagos.
| Johannesburg 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: Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg (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 Johannesburg and Lagos
Johannesburg does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Lagos does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.