Time Difference Between Lagos and Shanghai
Lagos is normally 7 hours behind Shanghai.
This page shows the live time difference between Lagos, Nigeria and Shanghai, China. Lagos uses the Africa/Lagos time zone (UTC+1 standard) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 standard), so Lagos is normally 7 hours behind Shanghai. Neither city changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the gap is the same all 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
- …
Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Lagos and Shanghai?
Lagos is normally 7 hours behind Shanghai (Lagos is UTC+1, Shanghai 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 Shanghai?
Lagos is behind Shanghai by 7 hours under standard time.
Do Lagos and Shanghai use daylight saving time?
Lagos stays on the same offset all year; Shanghai does not.