Tokyo to Lagos time
Lagos is 8 hours behind Tokyo.
Time difference between Tokyo and Lagos
Lagos is 8 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) 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 Tokyo time to Lagos time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+09:00 for Tokyo and UTC+01:00 for Lagos. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Lagos is behind, so from midnight to 8:00 AM in Tokyo it is still the previous calendar day in Lagos.
| Tokyo time | Lagos time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Tokyo and Lagos working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Tokyo and Lagos do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Tokyo (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Lagos), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Tokyo and Lagos
Tokyo 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.