Time Difference Between Lagos and Los Angeles
Lagos is normally 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
This page shows the live time difference between Lagos, Nigeria and Los Angeles, United States. Lagos uses the Africa/Lagos time zone (UTC+1 standard) and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (UTC-8 standard), so Lagos is normally 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Because Los Angeles observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Lagos
- Country
- Nigeria
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Standard offset
- UTC+1
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Lagos and Los Angeles?
Lagos is normally 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles (Lagos is UTC+1, Los Angeles is UTC-8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Lagos ahead of or behind Los Angeles?
Lagos is ahead of Los Angeles by 9 hours under standard time.
Do Lagos and Los Angeles use daylight saving time?
Lagos stays on the same offset all year; Los Angeles observes daylight saving time.