Lagos weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇬 Nigeria · major coastal city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Lagos is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with December and February close behind. Lagos averages about 1,868 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,868
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,546 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 15.4M
- Elevation
- 25 m
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When is the best time to visit Lagos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lagos is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (62/100, 189 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lagos?
Lagos gets a moderate 1,868 hours of sunshine a year. January (85/100) is noticeably better than May (62). It ranks #16 of 23 destinations in Nigeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,273 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 41% of the annual 1,546 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 25 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 32 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 71 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 125 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 189 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 243 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 62 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 205 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 114 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 62 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 245 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 202 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 71 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 24 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Lagos by month
The sea off Lagos is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in August at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cotonou Benin · 106 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr
- Lomé Togo · 233 km · best in Jan · 2,104 h sun/yr
- Accra Ghana · 401 km · best in Jan · 2,134 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 437 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 448 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Enugu Nigeria · 468 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ibadan Nigeria · 113 km · 1,910 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Akure Nigeria · 231 km · 2,006 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Ilorin/Ogbomosho Nigeria · 244 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Benin City Nigeria · 253 km · 1,744 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Lagos compares month by month: Lagos vs Lomé · Lagos vs Accra · Lagos vs Cotonou · all comparisons
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