Time Difference Between Lagos and Vancouver
Vancouver is 8 hours behind Lagos.
Vancouver is 8 hours behind Lagos. When it is 9:00 AM in Lagos, it is 1:00 AM in Vancouver.
What time is it in Vancouver?
For a given hour in Lagos, here’s the matching local time in Vancouver. Highlighted rows fall within Vancouver’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Lagos | Vancouver |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 4:00 PM the previous dayworking hours |
| 3:00 AM | 7:00 PM the previous day |
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM the previous day |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AMworking hours |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PMworking hours |
How far apart are Lagos and Vancouver?
Vancouver (Canada) runs 8 hours behind Lagos (Nigeria). In practical terms, the working day in Vancouver starts while Lagos is already well into the afternoon or evening, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
Standard working hours in Lagos and Vancouver barely overlap, so a live call usually means one side joining early in the morning or late in the evening. The least disruptive option is to catch the very start or end of one city’s working day, or to handle things asynchronously.
A note on daylight saving
Vancouver observes daylight saving but Lagos does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 8 hours shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Vancouver is 8 hours behind Lagos. When it is 9:00 AM in Lagos, it is 1:00 AM in Vancouver.