What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Lagos?

Lagos is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Lagos from Los Angeles?

Between 09:00–10:00 in Los Angeles, which is 17:00–18:00 in Lagos. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Lagos observe daylight saving time?

No. Lagos stays on UTC+1 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Lagos?

It is 20:00 in Lagos, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Lagos use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Lagos uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Lagos time

Lagos is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the evening in Lagos.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Los Angeles, and what the clock reads in Lagos at that same moment.

Los Angeles	Lagos
00:00	08:00
01:00	09:00
02:00	10:00
03:00	11:00
04:00	12:00
05:00	13:00
06:00	14:00
07:00	15:00
08:00	16:00
09:00	17:00
10:00	18:00
11:00	19:00
12:00	20:00
13:00	21:00
14:00	22:00
15:00	23:00
16:00	00:00next day
17:00	01:00next day
18:00	02:00next day
19:00	03:00next day
20:00	04:00next day
21:00	05:00next day
22:00	06:00next day
23:00	07:00next day

Daylight saving time

Los Angeles changes its clocks; Lagos does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Lagos

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+1

When you can actually talk

You have 1 hour of shared working time: 09:00–10:00 in Los Angeles, which is 17:00–18:00 in Lagos.

Los Angeles 09:00–10:00Lagos 17:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Los Angeles	Lagos
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Africa/Lagos
Abbreviation	PDT	UTC+1
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+1
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	Nigeria

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Lagos?: Lagos is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Lagos from Los Angeles?: Between 09:00–10:00 in Los Angeles, which is 17:00–18:00 in Lagos. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Lagos observe daylight saving time?: No. Lagos stays on UTC+1 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Lagos?: It is 20:00 in Lagos, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Lagos use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Lagos uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.