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Time difference
Lagos and Sydney

Live clocks (WAT ↔ AEST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Lagos to Sydney.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Lagos and Sydney, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Lagos into Sydney with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Lagos and Sydney line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Lagos Sydney

Sydney is 9h ahead of Lagos at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Lagos
Africa/Lagos
ZoneWAT
Offset nowUTC+1
Hour gap
+9h

SydneyLagos

Sydney
Australia/Sydney
ZoneAEST / AEDT
Offset nowUTC+10
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Time difference between Lagos and Sydney: Sydney is currently 10 hours ahead of Lagos.

This difference is not constant: in winter Lagos is 10 hours behind Sydney, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 9 hours behind. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

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Right nowAfrica/Lagos · Australia/Sydney
Lagos
Africa/Lagos
Live time
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OffsetUTC+1
AbbreviationWAT
No DST
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
Live time
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OffsetUTC+10
AbbreviationAEST / AEDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Sydney is 9h ahead of Lagos.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Sydney sits ahead of or behind Lagos through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Sydney versus Lagos; a value of +3h means Sydney is three hours ahead of Lagos.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Sydney vs Lagos)
January+10h
February+10h
March+10h
April+9h
May+9h
June+9h
July+9h
August+9h
September+9h
October+10h
November+10h
December+10h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Lagos mapped into Sydney; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

LagosSydney

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Lagos with part-of-day icon
Sydney arrow and converted time
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    09:00
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    10:00
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  • 02:00
    11:00
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    13:00
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  • 05:00
    14:00
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  • 06:00
    15:00
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  • 07:00
    16:00
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  • 08:00
    17:00
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  • 09:00
    18:00
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    19:00
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    20:00
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    21:00
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    22:00
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    23:00
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    00:00
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    07:00
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    08:00
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Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Lagos and Sydney, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Sydney is 9h ahead of Lagos. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.