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When to go to Lagos

Twelve months of averages for Lagos, 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, Lagos has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in August and November to April.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to July, September and October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is February (30°C) and the coolest August (27°C). The wettest is September (245 mm) and the driest December (24 mm); about 1,546 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.

Lagos: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

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

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Lagos

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

Climate in Lagos 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	29°C	23°C	25 mm	78%	39%	4.9	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	30°C	25°C	32 mm	83%	56%	4.8	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	30°C	26°C	71 mm	85%	72%	5	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	29°C	26°C	125 mm	86%	73%	5	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	29°C	26°C	189 mm	87%	76%	4.7	35°C	Wet
June	28°C	25°C	243 mm	88%	80%	3.9	37°C	Wet
July	27°C	24°C	205 mm	89%	82%	3.8	39°C	Wet
August	27°C	23°C	114 mm	89%	78%	4.1	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	27°C	24°C	245 mm	90%	81%	4.2	37°C	Wet
October	28°C	24°C	202 mm	88%	73%	4.7	34°C	Wet
November	29°C	25°C	71 mm	86%	53%	5	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	29°C	24°C	24 mm	80%	38%	5	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

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

29°C

23°C

25 mm

78%

39%

4.9

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

30°C

25°C

32 mm

83%

56%

4.8

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

30°C

26°C

71 mm

85%

72%

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

29°C

26°C

125 mm

86%

73%

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

29°C

26°C

189 mm

87%

76%

4.7

35°C

Wet

June

28°C

25°C

243 mm

88%

80%

3.9

37°C

Wet

July

27°C

24°C

205 mm

89%

82%

3.8

39°C

Wet

August

27°C

23°C

114 mm

89%

78%

4.1

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

27°C

24°C

245 mm

90%

81%

4.2

37°C

Wet

October

28°C

24°C

202 mm

88%

73%

4.7

34°C

Wet

November

29°C

25°C

71 mm

86%

53%

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

29°C

24°C

24 mm

80%

38%

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery