What is the time difference between Sydney and Lagos?

Lagos is 9 hours behind Sydney. 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 Sydney?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward 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 Sydney, what time is it in Lagos?

It is 03:00 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 Sydney and Lagos use?

Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Lagos uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Sydney time to Lagos time

Lagos is 9 hours behind Sydney right now, so midday in Sydney lands in the small hours in Lagos.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

Lagos

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+1

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Sydney and one in Lagos do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Sydney 10:00–03:00Lagos 01:00–18:00
Sydney 09:00–10:00Lagos 00:00–01:00

Reference

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

	Sydney	Lagos
IANA zone	Australia/Sydney	Africa/Lagos
Abbreviation	AEST	UTC+1
Standard offset	UTC+10	UTC+1
Daylight offset	UTC+11	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Australia	Nigeria

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Lagos?: Lagos is 9 hours behind Sydney. 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 Sydney?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward 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 Sydney, what time is it in Lagos?: It is 03:00 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 Sydney and Lagos use?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Lagos uses Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.