Climate of Lagos
Lagos has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Lagos is 58° degrees and there is about 224 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 143 days a year with an average humidity of 77% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 24°C and 27°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 26°C and 31°C
- Rain: it rains 185 days and there is a total of approximately 568 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2985 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in January |
Coldest month: | 28°C in July |
Night temperature: | between 24°C and 27°C |
Sea temperature: | between 26°C and 31°C |
Dry days: | 180 days |
Days with rain: | 185 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 568 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2985 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Lagos.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Lagos.
Climate table of Lagos
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Lagos. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Lagos might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 |
Night temp. (°F) | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 |
Water temp. (°F) | 84 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 85 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 7 |
Days with rain | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
Dry days | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 22 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Lagos
The best time to visit Lagos in Nigeria is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Lagos is 90°F in January and the lowest is 82°F in August. The maximum water temperature is 87°F and the lowest water temperature is 79°F.
Climate of Lagos by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Lagos? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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