Time Difference Between Lagos and New York
Lagos is normally 6 hours ahead of New York.
This page shows the live time difference between Lagos, Nigeria and New York, United States. Lagos uses the Africa/Lagos time zone (UTC+1 standard) and New York uses America/New_York (UTC-5 standard), so Lagos is normally 6 hours ahead of New York. Because New York 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
- …
New York
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Lagos and New York?
Lagos is normally 6 hours ahead of New York (Lagos is UTC+1, New York is UTC-5). 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 New York?
Lagos is ahead of New York by 6 hours under standard time.
Do Lagos and New York use daylight saving time?
Lagos stays on the same offset all year; New York observes daylight saving time.