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In Lagos: July to September — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Lagos.
Nigeria is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.
Lagos
Jan31°January: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 28 mm of rain
Feb31°February: 31 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 40 mm of rain
Mar31°March: 31 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 83 mm of rain
Apr31°April: 31 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 118 mm of rain
May30°May: 30 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 195 mm of rain
Jun28°June: 28 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 285 mm of rain
Jul27°July: 27 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 198 mm of rain, recommended
Aug27°August: 27 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 136 mm of rain, recommended
Sep27°September: 27 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 197 mm of rain, recommended
Oct28°October: 28 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 168 mm of rain
Nov30°November: 30 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 71 mm of rain
Dec31°December: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 28 mm of rain
Warmest
January, 31 °C
Coolest
July, 27 °C
Driest
January, 28 mm
Wettest
June, 285 mm
Abuja
July to August — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Abuja.
Jan34°January: 34 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
Feb36°February: 36 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 4 mm of rain
Mar36°March: 36 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 16 mm of rain
Apr34°April: 34 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 45 mm of rain
May31°May: 31 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 113 mm of rain
Jun29°June: 29 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 176 mm of rain
Jul27°July: 27 °C by day, 21 °C at night, 233 mm of rain, recommended
Aug27°August: 27 °C by day, 21 °C at night, 290 mm of rain, recommended
Sep28°September: 28 °C by day, 21 °C at night, 255 mm of rain
Oct30°October: 30 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 122 mm of rain
Nov33°November: 33 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 8 mm of rain
Dec34°December: 34 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
Warmest
February, 36 °C
Coolest
July, 27 °C
Driest
January, 1 mm
Wettest
August, 290 mm
Port Harcourt
December to February. Every month in Port Harcourt averages above 27 °C by day, so the choice here is rain rather than temperature — those are the driest three months in a row.
Jan32°January: 32 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 45 mm of rain, recommended
Feb32°February: 32 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 73 mm of rain, recommended
Mar31°March: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 167 mm of rain
Apr30°April: 30 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 209 mm of rain
May30°May: 30 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 268 mm of rain
Jun28°June: 28 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 330 mm of rain
Jul28°July: 28 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 306 mm of rain
Aug28°August: 28 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 269 mm of rain
Sep28°September: 28 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 335 mm of rain
Oct29°October: 29 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 311 mm of rain
Nov30°November: 30 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 163 mm of rain
Dec31°December: 31 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 50 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
January, 32 °C
Coolest
June, 28 °C
Driest
January, 45 mm
Wettest
September, 335 mm
How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.
Lagos
Long-term averages for Lagos: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).
DayNight
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Lagos
Month
Day (°C)
Night (°C)
Rain (mm)
January
31
25
28
February
31
26
40
March
31
26
83
April
31
26
118
May
30
26
195
June
28
24
285
July
27
24
198
August
27
24
136
September
27
24
197
October
28
24
168
November
30
25
71
December
31
25
28
Abuja
Long-term averages for Abuja: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).
DayNight
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Abuja
Month
Day (°C)
Night (°C)
Rain (mm)
January
34
22
1
February
36
23
4
March
36
24
16
April
34
24
45
May
31
23
113
June
29
22
176
July
27
21
233
August
27
21
290
September
28
21
255
October
30
22
122
November
33
22
8
December
34
22
1
Port Harcourt
Long-term averages for Port Harcourt: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).
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