Nairobi to Lagos time
Lagos is 2 hours behind Nairobi.
Time difference between Nairobi and Lagos
Lagos is 2 hours behind Nairobi. Nairobi is on East Africa Time (UTC+03:00) 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 Nairobi time to Lagos time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+03:00 for Nairobi and UTC+01:00 for Lagos. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Lagos is behind, so from midnight to 2:00 AM in Nairobi it is still the previous calendar day in Lagos.
| Nairobi time | Lagos time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Nairobi and Lagos working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Nairobi (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Lagos). That is 6 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 Nairobi and Lagos
Nairobi 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.