Lagos month by month
Plan your visit to Lagos by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 20 mm
January in Lagos means Harmattan. That dry, dust-laden wind sweeps down from the Sahara and drops a fine ochre haze across the skyline. The light over the Third Mainland Bridge…
- February
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 30 mm
February in Lagos falls at the tail end of the harmattan, when dry, dust-laden air from the Sahara still lingers over the lagoon. You'll likely notice a persistent haze softening…
- March
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 85 mm
March in Lagos marks the turn between dry season and wet season. The harmattan dust from the Sahara has typically cleared by the first week, and the hazy skies of January and…
- April
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 98 mm
April in Lagos is when the wet season announces itself. Afternoon skies darken around 14:00, and short, intense downpours land on roughly 15 of the month's 30 days. The rain tends…
- May
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 112 mm
May in Lagos is the month the rains stop hinting and start arriving. You'll see showers on roughly 20 of the 31 days, though most hit as sharp afternoon bursts that clear within an…
- June
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 246 mm
June is the wettest month in Lagos. Rain arrives on most days, typically as concentrated afternoon downpours lasting 2 to 3 hours that flood low-lying roads across Lekki and parts…
- July
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 183 mm
July in Lagos means rain on most days of the month. That single fact shapes everything from your packing list to your daily schedule in Africa's largest city. The wet season…
- August
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 128 mm
August in Lagos brings the August Break, a 2-3 week lull in the wet season when rainfall drops and the perpetual overcast lifts enough for equatorial sun to warm the Victoria…
- September
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 208 mm
September in Lagos means rain. Properly heavy West African wet-season rain that makes this the second-wettest month of the year, behind only June. You'll feel the humidity the…
- October
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 173 mm
October in Lagos means rain. That is the single most important thing to know before booking a flight. The city sits at the tail end of its 7-month wet season, with roughly 25 of…
- November
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 64 mm
November in Lagos brings relief. Five months of wet-season downpours taper to about 64mm of rainfall, down from October's 173mm, and the air sheds some of its heaviness. Daytime…
- December
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 24 mm
December in Lagos means one thing above all else. Detty December. The annual homecoming of the Nigerian diaspora transforms the city from roughly the second week of the month…