Lagos to New York time
New York is 6 hours behind Lagos.
Time difference between Lagos and New York
New York is 6 hours behind Lagos. Lagos is on West Africa Time (UTC+01:00) and New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 5 hours to 6 hours over the year.
Convert Lagos time to New York time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+01:00 for Lagos and UTC−05:00 for New York. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
New York is behind, so from midnight to 6:00 AM in Lagos it is still the previous calendar day in New York.
| Lagos time | New York time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Lagos and New York working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Lagos (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in New York). That is 2 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 Lagos and New York
Lagos does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
New York observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).