What is the time difference between New York and Lagos?

Lagos is 5 hours ahead of New York. 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 New York?

Between 09:00–13:00 in New York, which is 14:00–18:00 in Lagos. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does New York observe daylight saving time?

Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 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 New York, what time is it in Lagos?

It is 17:00 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 New York and Lagos use?

New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Lagos uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert New York time to Lagos time

Lagos is 5 hours ahead of New York right now, so midday in New York lands in the afternoon in Lagos.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for New York, across for Lagos.

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

Daylight saving time

Lagos keeps one offset all year while New York moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

New York

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5
Daylight: UTC-4
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Lagos

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+1

When you can actually talk

You have 4 hours of shared working time: 09:00–13:00 in New York, which is 14:00–18:00 in Lagos.

New York 09:00–13:00Lagos 14:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	New York	Lagos
IANA zone	America/New_York	Africa/Lagos
Abbreviation	EDT	UTC+1
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+1
Daylight offset	UTC-4	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	Nigeria

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Common questions

What is the time difference between New York and Lagos?: Lagos is 5 hours ahead of New York. 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 New York?: Between 09:00–13:00 in New York, which is 14:00–18:00 in Lagos. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does New York observe daylight saving time?: Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 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 New York, what time is it in Lagos?: It is 17:00 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 New York and Lagos use?: New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Lagos uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.