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When to go to Abuja

Twelve months of averages for Abuja, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Abuja has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May, June, October and November.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in November.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): December to April.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to October.
The warmest month is March (35°C) and the coolest August (27°C). The wettest is August (253 mm) and the driest December (1 mm); about 1,185 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Abuja: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanHot
FebHot
MarHot
AprHot
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, dry
DecHot

Month by month

Every month in Abuja

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Abuja by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	33°C	17°C	2 mm	41%	27%	5.5	23°C	Hot
February	35°C	20°C	6 mm	43%	38%	5.6	24°C	Hot
March	35°C	22°C	15 mm	54%	60%	5.9	27°C	Hot
April	33°C	23°C	86 mm	69%	72%	5.8	31°C	Hot
May	31°C	23°C	132 mm	80%	78%	5.5	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	29°C	22°C	147 mm	84%	77%	5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	28°C	21°C	202 mm	86%	83%	4.5	39°C	Wet
August	27°C	21°C	253 mm	87%	88%	4.1	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	21°C	215 mm	86%	83%	4.8	37°C	Wet
October	29°C	21°C	117 mm	83%	66%	5.4	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	31°C	19°C	9 mm	65%	33%	5.8	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	32°C	16°C	1 mm	48%	25%	5.6	25°C	Hot

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

33°C

17°C

2 mm

41%

27%

5.5

23°C

Hot

February

35°C

20°C

6 mm

43%

38%

5.6

24°C

Hot

March

35°C

22°C

15 mm

54%

60%

5.9

27°C

Hot

April

33°C

23°C

86 mm

69%

72%

5.8

31°C

Hot

May

31°C

23°C

132 mm

80%

78%

5.5

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

29°C

22°C

147 mm

84%

77%

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

28°C

21°C

202 mm

86%

83%

4.5

39°C

Wet

August

27°C

21°C

253 mm

87%

88%

4.1

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

21°C

215 mm

86%

83%

4.8

37°C

Wet

October

29°C

21°C

117 mm

83%

66%

5.4

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

31°C

19°C

9 mm

65%

33%

5.8

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

32°C

16°C

1 mm

48%

25%

5.6

25°C

Hot