Time difference between Lagos and London

The gap is not the same all year

Every converter gives one number for this pair. That number is right for most of the year and wrong for part of it, because Lagos does not change its clocks and London goes forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

Lagos stays put all year while London moves, so the gap changes twice a year from London's side alone. A recurring meeting set in Lagos's calendar will drift by an hour without anyone touching it.

About Lagos and London

Nigeria is UTC+1 with no daylight saving. It matches Central European Time in winter and falls an hour behind in summer, so a standing Lagos–Berlin meeting moves twice a year entirely at the European end.

London is the reference the rest of the system is measured from: Greenwich sits inside the city, and UTC±0 is its winter time. It does not stay there — Britain moves to UTC+1 for seven months of the year, which is why "London is GMT" is wrong more often than it is right.

What no difference actually costs you

This is an easy pair. 8 hours of the working day are shared, which is enough for a standing meeting at a time neither side has to think about. 9:00 AM–5:00 PM in Lagos lands inside office hours at both ends.

When they can both be at their desks

Nine-to-five in both cities overlaps for 8 hours — 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lagos, the same moment as 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London.

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How far apart Lagos and London are

The shortest path over the Earth's surface between the two is 5,012 km (3,115 miles). Flown along that line, an airliner at cruising speed takes roughly 6 hours 30 minutes in the air — actual routings add to it, and whether a nonstop service exists depends on the airlines rather than the distance.

The two keep the same clock for most of the year, so there is no jet lag to speak of whatever the distance.

Lagos to London, hour by hour

On the usual gap of no difference.

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