Lagos and Toronto time difference

Toronto is 5 hours behind Lagos for most of the year.

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Work hours overlap for 3 hours: 14:00–17:00 in Lagos, which is 09:00–12:00 in Toronto.

Hour by hour

On a usual work day (October 14, 2026). Green is 09:00–17:00 work time, dark is night (21:00–07:00).

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

Through the year

Dates	Difference
October 8, 2026–October 31, 2026	Toronto is 5 hours behind Lagos
November 1, 2026–March 13, 2027	Toronto is 6 hours behind Lagos
March 14, 2027–October 7, 2027	Toronto is 5 hours behind Lagos

Clock changes

Lagos does not change its clocks.

Toronto: November 1, 2026: clocks go back 1 hour; March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour.

Questions

What time is it in Toronto when it is 09:00 in Lagos?

On a usual day it is 04:00 in Toronto.

Do Lagos and Toronto change their clocks on the same day?

Only Toronto changes its clocks, so the difference changes with its summer time; see the table above.