Abuja weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Abuja is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with January and December close behind. Abuja averages about 2,524 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,524
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 1,185 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 2.7M
- Elevation
- 340 m
When is the best time to visit Abuja?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Abuja is November, then January and December. The dullest month is March (55/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Abuja?
Abuja gets a lot of sun: around 2,524 hours a year. November (92/100) is noticeably better than March (55). It ranks #10 of 23 destinations in Nigeria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,273 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 57% of the annual 1,185 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 2 mm | 8 |
| February | 65 | 35° / 95°F | 20° / 68°F | 6 mm | 8 |
| March | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 15 mm | 9 |
| April | 62 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 86 mm | 9 |
| May | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 132 mm | 9 |
| June | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 147 mm | 8 |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 202 mm | 8 |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 253 mm | 7 |
| September | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 215 mm | 9 |
| October | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 117 mm | 9 |
| November | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 9 mm | 9 |
| December | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Enugu Nigeria · 284 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
- Kano Nigeria · 365 km · best in Jan · 3,209 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 398 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 445 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Lagos Nigeria · 511 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 605 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kaduna Nigeria · 188 km · 2,843 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jos Nigeria · 190 km · 2,571 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Makurdi Nigeria · 208 km · 2,302 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Akure Nigeria · 291 km · 2,006 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Ilorin/Ogbomosho Nigeria · 311 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Dec
Head-to-head
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