Lagos
Nigeria
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GMT+1 · UTC+1 6 hours difference
New York
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EST · UTC-5 Convert Lagos (GMT+1) to New York (EST) Time — 6 hours apart
Africa/Lagos · GMT+1 · UTC+1 | America/New_York · EST · UTC-5 · 6 hours difference · 1032 cities · DST applies
24-Hour Overlap Timeline
✅ Overlap: 3:00 PM–6:00 PM in Lagos · 9:00 AM–12:00 PM in New York (3h window)
⚠ New York observes daylight saving time — offset may vary by up to 1 hour seasonally
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| 🇳🇬 Lagos UTC+1 | 1a | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p | 6p | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a |
| 🇺🇸 New York UTC-5 | 7p | 8p | 9p | 10p | 11p | 12a | 1a | 2a | 3a | 4a | 5a | 6a | 7a | 8a | 9a | 10a | 11a | 12p | 1p | 2p | 3p | 4p | 5p | 6p |
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Key Facts: Lagos (GMT+1) vs New York (EST)
Time Gap
6h
Lagos ahead
May vary ±1h (DST)
DST Status
✅ Lagos
No DST
⏰ New York: Observes DST
Cities in GMT+1
534
Largest: Lagos
16,637,000 pop.
Overlap Window
3h window
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (GMT+1)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Find Cities in Lagos & New York Timezones
The GMT+1 and EST timezones are separated by 6 hours. Lagos is the largest city in the Africa/Lagos zone and New York is the largest in America/New_York. New York observes daylight saving time — the difference may change by 1 hour seasonally. For scheduling between these regions, the key fact is: there are 3 hours of mutual business-hours overlap each day.
Best Times to Schedule Calls: Lagos (GMT+1) ↔ New York (EST)
| Lagos (GMT+1) | New York (EST) | Quality |
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| 12:00 AM | 6:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 PM prev day | ❌ |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 AM | ❌ |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 AM | ❌ |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 AM | ❌ |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 AM | ❌ |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 AM | ❌ |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 AM | ❌ |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 AM | ❌ |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 AM | ⚠️ |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 AM | ✅ |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 AM | ✅ |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 AM | ✅ |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 PM | ⚠️ |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ⚠️ |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ❌ |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ❌ |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ❌ |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ❌ |
Work hours defined as 09:00–18:00 local time. ✅ Both in work hours ⚠️ Borderline ❌ Outside work hours.
GMT+1 to EST: Complete 24-Hour Time Conversion Table
| Lagos (GMT+1) | New York (EST) | IST (UTC+5:30) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:00 PM −1 | 4:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 PM −1 | 5:30 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 PM −1 | 6:30 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 PM −1 | 7:30 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 10:00 PM −1 | 8:30 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 11:00 PM −1 | 9:30 AM |
| ← Date changes in New York → | ||
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 9:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 12:30 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 2:30 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 3:30 AM |
IST (India Standard Time, UTC+5:30) shown as reference for Indian users. +1/−1 indicates a different calendar day.
534 Cities in Lagos (GMT+1) & 498 Cities in New York (EST) — Page 1 of 3
Lagos & 533 more — Lagos (GMT+1, UTC+1)
- Lagos, NG 16.6M
- Kinshasa, CD 12.8M
- Luanda, AO 9.1M
- Douala, CM 5.8M
- Kano, NG 4.2M
- Abuja, NG 3.8M
- Ibadan, NG 3.6M
- Brazzaville, CG 2.6M
- Yaounde, CM 2.4M
- Algiers, DZ 2.4M
- Awka, NG 2.2M
- Port Harcourt, NG 1.9M
- Benin City, NG 1.8M
- Niamey, NE 1.5M
- Onitsha, NG 1.5M
Pointe-Noire, CGCacuaco, AOMaiduguri, NGMbandaka, CDAba, NGShagamu, NGIkare, NGOgbomoso, NGEnugu, NGKibanseke Premiere, CDMushin, NGOwerri, NGCazenga, AOBangui, CFAbeokuta, NGIkeja, NGAkure, NGIlorin, NGN'Djamena, TDOran, DZLibreville, GALubango, AOKaduna, NGCabinda, AOOsogbo, NGHuambo, AOBauchi, NGLokoja, NGAgege, NGCotonou, BJNneyi-Umuleri, NGJalingo, NGAbomey-Calavi, BJJos, NGMalanje, AOGaroua, CMBamenda, CMBafoussam, CMTunis, TNSomolu, NGUyo, NGBenguela, AOCuito, AOIle-Ife, NGBelas, AOTalatona, AOAsaba, NGKikwit, CDConstantine, DZMatadi, CDAdo-Ekiti, NGNdjili, CDLobito, AOSokoto, NGUgep, NGZaria, NGIgboho, NGIjebu-Ode, NGSaurimo, AOYola, NGNnewi, NGGwoza, NGSaki, NGOyo, NGKisenzi, CDIlesa, NGGusau, NGWarri, NGUmuahia, NGOndo, NGCubal, AOLuena, AOGwagwalada, NGSfax, TNLafia, NGUige, AOMinna, NGMenongue, AOOkene, NGKatsina, NGSousse, TNMalabo, GQVila Teixeira da Silva, AOBatna, DZSetif, DZKaura Namoda, NGSumbe, AOCaala, AOGabela, AONguru, NGMaradi, NETchibota, CGMatala, AOHong, NGNdulo, AOAndulo, AOAnnaba, DZMocamedes, AOGodome, BJBata, GQBanikoara, BJSapele, NGDjougou, BJIseyin, NGZinder, NEGanda, AOMambere, CFDamboa, NGUacu Cungo, AOBarra do Dande, AOOwo, NGTchaourou, BJOsisioma, NGApapa, NGSidi Aissa, DZSidi Bel Abbes, DZKuje, NGKairouan, TNBurutu, NGParakou, BJBakaga, BJBiskra, DZKukawa, NGMaroua, CMMai'Adua, NGSoio, AOIsanlu, NGGbadolite, CDBaure, NGTchitato, AOTebessa, DZIwo, NGOuargla, DZChibia, AONgaoundere, CMUcu Seles, AOCuango, AOMalumfashi, NGEpe, NGInisa, NGFuntua, NGMbanza Kongo, AOCaluquembe, AOCalabar, NGEl Khroub, DZTiaret, DZKandi, BJDundo, AOBejaia, DZBiu, NGCatumbela, AOAda, NGBida, NGBir el Djir, DZCazanga, AOMakurdi, NGAplahoue, BJKalale, BJMalanville, BJBordj Bou Arreridj, DZGabes, TNCatape, AOCaconda, AOOffa, NGBechar, DZEbo, AOBocoio, AOQuibala, AOSkikda, DZBoma, CDBizerte, TNNdalatando, AOEde, NGQuipungo, AODjelfa, DZKetou, BJKisi, NGSouk Ahras, DZChlef, DZEl Eulma, DZZango, NGLucapa, AOMoanda, CDSukrah, TNDutse, NG
New York & 497 more — New York (EST, UTC-5)
- New York, US 18.8M
- Miami, US 6.1M
- Philadelphia, US 5.7M
- Toronto, CA 5.6M
- Atlanta, US 5.2M
- Washington, US 5.1M
- Boston, US 4.4M
- Detroit, US 3.7M
- Montreal, CA 3.7M
- Tampa, US 2.9M
- Brooklyn, US 2.7M
- Queens, US 2.4M
- Baltimore, US 2.2M
- Orlando, US 1.9M
- Indianapolis, US 1.7M
Pittsburgh, USCincinnati, USManhattan, USCleveland, USColumbus, USBronx, USCharlotte, USVirginia Beach, USJacksonville, USProvidence, USRaleigh, USRichmond, USOttawa, CAPort-au-Prince, HTHartford, USLouisville, USBuffalo, USBridgeport, USHempstead, USQuebec City, CAHamilton, CACharleston, USMississauga, CARochester, USDayton, USBrampton, CACape Coral, USAllentown, USKnoxville, USGrand Rapids, USColumbia, USAlbany, USNew Haven, USPalm Bay, USAkron, USKitchener, CACarrefour, HTHarrisburg, USStaten Island, USToledo, USBrookhaven, USWorcester, USPort St. Lucie, USBonita Springs, USKissimmee, USAugusta, USSpringfield, USLaval, CAWinston-Salem, USLondon, CADurham, USChattanooga, USGreenville, USLancaster, USSyracuse, USScranton, USTrenton, USPetion-Ville, HTGonaives, HTGreensboro, USFort Wayne, USIslip, USMarkham, CAOshawa, CAFayetteville, USMyrtle Beach, USVaughan, CALexington, USLansing, USSavannah, USYoungstown, USAnn Arbor, USPoughkeepsie, USNewark, USWindsor, CAOyster Bay, USConcord, USWinter Haven, USAsheville, USCanton, USFlint, USGatineau, CALakeland, USJersey City, USCroix-des-Bouquets, HTDelmas, HTReading, USSouth Bend, USWilmington, USNassau, BSTallahassee, USSt. Petersburg, USLongueuil, CAChesapeake, USNashua, USYork, USRock Hill, USSt. Catharines, CANorth Hempstead, USArlington, USNorfolk, USDeltona, USHialeah, USGainesville, USBabylon, USRoanoke, USOakville, CAPortland, USSpartanburg, USYonkers, USHagerstown, USKalamazoo, USLorain, USHuntington, USRichmond Hill, CAHickory, USWaterbury, USOcala, USFrederick, USGastonia, USSpring Hill, USBurlington, CANewport News, USErie, USFort Lauderdale, USMauldin, USCary, USDanbury, USSherbrooke, CAHigh Point, USPetite Riviere de l'Artibonite, HTPembroke Pines, USFredericksburg, USSudbury, CANorwich, USManchester, USMuskegon, USLeesburg, USLafayette, USSaint-Marc, HTPaterson, USAlexandria, USMacon, USCap-Haitien, HTBarrie, CABurlington, USWarner Robins, USHollywood, USNew Bedford, USSouth Lyon, USBinghamton, USRamapo, USLevis, CAJean-Rabel, HTAthens, USElkhart, USSaguenay, CAGuelph, CATrois-Rivieres, CAWhitby, CACambridge, CAWarren, USJacmel, HTHampton, USKanata, CALakewood, USMiramar, USElizabeth, USStamford, USCoral Springs, USSterling Heights, USMilton, CAKingston, CAArcahaie, HTTabarre, HTAmherst, USJohnson City, USDover, USDessalines, HTLehigh Acres, USAjax, CAWaldorf, USLynchburg, USWaterloo, CAPort-de-Paix, HT
⚠️ Daylight Saving Time Affects This Pair
| Timezone | DST? | Standard | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Lagos | No | UTC+1 | — |
| America/New_York | Yes | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
During DST periods the time difference between these zones may be 5 hours instead of 6 hours. Always verify the current offset if scheduling calls near clock-change dates.