Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shanghai and Lagos

Shanghai is 7 hours ahead of Lagos right now. Their working days overlap for 1 hour: 4 PM to 5 PM in Shanghai, which is 9 AM to 10 AM in Lagos. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Shanghai (9 AM in Lagos).

Tue 11:55 PMShanghai · China Standard TimeTue 4:55 PMLagos · West Africa Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Shanghai time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

ShanghaiLagos
6 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM12 AMBoth off
8 AM1 AMBoth off
9 AM2 AMShanghai at work
10 AM3 AMShanghai at work
11 AM4 AMShanghai at work
12 PM5 AMShanghai at work
1 PM6 AMShanghai at work
2 PM7 AMShanghai at work
3 PM8 AMShanghai at work
4 PM9 AMEasiest time
5 PM10 AMLagos at work
6 PM11 AMLagos at work
7 PM12 PMLagos at work
8 PM1 PMLagos at work
9 PM2 PMLagos at work
10 PM3 PMLagos at work

All year

The gap between Shanghai and Lagos does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Lagos when it is 9 AM in Shanghai?
2 AM in Lagos, while Shanghai is 7 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Shanghai and Lagos?
4 PM in Shanghai, which is 9 AM in Lagos. Both cities are at work from 4 PM to 5 PM Shanghai time.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Lagos change during the year?
No. It stays 7 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

More cities

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