Lagos climate

Name: Lagos
Address: Gulf of Guinea coast (West Africa), Nigeria

Nigeria · Gulf of Guinea coast (West Africa) · 6.454° N, 3.395° E

Köppen Awtropical savanna (borderline Am)Tropical

Hot and humid year-round with a heavy April-July monsoonal rainy season and a short dry spell in August.

Hot all year, with the seasons set by rainfall rather than temperature.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

February, 88°F / 31°C

Coldest month

August, 76°F / 24°C

Annual swing

12°F / 7°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

December

Rain per year

49.9" / 1268 mm

Elevation

26 ft / 8 m

Time zone

Africa/Lagos

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	87 / 31	76 / 25	0.90 / 23	76%	7.3 / 11.7	54%
February	88 / 31	78 / 26	1.00 / 25	78%	8.1 / 13.0	50%
March	87 / 31	80 / 27	2.53 / 64	80%	9.1 / 14.6	76%
April	87 / 31	80 / 27	2.86 / 73	79%	8.4 / 13.5	79%
May	86 / 30	79 / 26	4.24 / 108	81%	7.1 / 11.4	79%
June	83 / 28	77 / 25	9.44 / 240	85%	7.2 / 11.6	85%
July	81 / 27	76 / 24	6.74 / 171	85%	9.3 / 15.0	83%
August	81 / 27	76 / 24	4.20 / 107	84%	10.1 / 16.3	79%
September	81 / 27	76 / 24	8.64 / 219	86%	7.9 / 12.7	84%
October	83 / 28	77 / 25	6.34 / 161	86%	6.1 / 9.8	78%
November	85 / 30	78 / 26	2.37 / 60	83%	6.3 / 10.1	65%
December	87 / 31	77 / 25	0.65 / 17	77%	6.8 / 10.9	48%

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