Lagos to Paris
Converting a fixed time. Africa/Lagos → Europe/Paris · 4,716 km (2,928 miles) apart
5:00 pm in Lagos is
6:00 pm in Paris.
17:00 → 18:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
WAT → CEST
Lagos now
9:33pm
WAT · UTC+1
Africa/Lagos
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Paris now
10:33pm
CEST · UTC+2
Europe/Paris
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Lagos | Paris | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 1am | 00:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 1am | 2am | 01:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 2am | 3am | 02:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 3am | 4am | 03:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 4am | 5am | 04:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 5am | 6am | 05:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 6am | 7am | 06:00 → 07:00 | asleep in Lagos |
| 7am | 8am | 07:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 9am | 08:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 10am | 09:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 10am | 11am | 10:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 11am | 12pm | 11:00 → 12:00 | both at work |
| 12pm | 1pm | 12:00 → 13:00 | both at work |
| 1pm | 2pm | 13:00 → 14:00 | both at work |
| 2pm | 3pm | 14:00 → 15:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 4pm | 15:00 → 16:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 5pm | 16:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 6pm | 17:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 7pm | 18:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 8pm | 19:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 9pm | 20:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm now | 10pm | 21:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 10pm | 11pm | 22:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Paris |
| 11pm | 12am Fri | 23:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Paris |
Call times
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in Lagos — 10am to 4pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Paris when it is 5:00 pm in Lagos?
6:00 pm in Paris the same day.
How many hours ahead is Paris of Lagos?
Paris is 1 hour ahead Lagos. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Lagos and Paris?
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in Lagos — 10am to 4pm at the other end.