Lagos to Toronto time
Toronto is 6 hours behind Lagos.
Time difference between Lagos and Toronto
Toronto is 6 hours behind Lagos. Lagos is on West Africa Time (UTC+01:00) and Toronto 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 Toronto time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+01:00 for Lagos and UTC−05:00 for Toronto. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Toronto is behind, so from midnight to 6:00 AM in Lagos it is still the previous calendar day in Toronto.
| Lagos time | Toronto 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 Toronto 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 Toronto). 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 Toronto
Lagos does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Toronto 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).