Addis Ababa ↔ Lagos
Best Time to Call
Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 11:00 and 17:00 (Addis Ababa time).
Sync Addis Ababa and Lagos easily. Addis Ababa is 2 hours ahead of Lagos. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 11:00 and 17:00 (Addis Ababa time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
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Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
6/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
20:02 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
06:02 EST
Sleeping
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London
11:02 GMT
Working
Synchronization Context
With only a 2 hours difference, these cities share a near-total workday overlap. Coordination is seamless, with most business hours aligning perfectly.
Addis Ababa Business Pulse
- Culture Diplomatic and growing rapidly. Home to the African Union.
- Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM.
- Pro Tip Ideal window for calls is 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Ethiopia uses its own unique 12-hour clock (counting from 6 AM as "Hour 1"); always clarify "European Time" or "GMT/UTC" when scheduling to avoid confusion. Business is polite, formal, and values personal trust.
Lagos Business Pulse
- Culture High-energy and entrepreneurial. "The hustle" is a way of life, and business is fast-moving.
- Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Pro Tip The "sweet spot" for calls is 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Be extremely patient with technical issues (power/internet) and have a backup plan like WhatsApp. Lagosians are very entrepreneurial; if you reach them, expect a fast-paced and pragmatic conversation.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Addis Ababa | Lagos |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Africa/Addis_Ababa | Africa/Lagos |
| Country | Ethiopia | Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 9.03, 38.75 | 6.52, 3.38 |
| Population | 5,670,000 | 15,946,000 |