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Across 67 destinations in Nigeria, the warmest is Sokoto at 41 °C in Apr, the coolest is Lekki at 30 °C, and annual rainfall ranges from 382 mm in Sokoto to 3,124 mm in Calabar. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

67 destinations with full climate records · 400 awaiting data

The rangeHow much Nigeria varies

Climate varies across Nigeria. At the warmest month of the year, Sokoto averages 41 °C by day while Lekki reaches 30 °C — a difference of 10 °C between two places in the same country.

Rainfall separates them more than temperature does: Calabar averages 3,124 mm a year against 382 mm in Sokoto.

DestinationsThe year in each of the largest

Abuja
  1. J
  2. F
  3. M
  4. A
  5. M
  6. J
  7. J
  8. A
  9. S
  10. O
  11. N
  12. D
Ibadan
  1. J
  2. F
  3. M
  4. A
  5. M
  6. J
  7. J
  8. A
  9. S
  10. O
  11. N
  12. D
Kaduna
  1. J
  2. F
  3. M
  4. A
  5. M
  6. J
  7. J
  8. A
  9. S
  10. O
  11. N
  12. D
Kano
  1. J
  2. F
  3. M
  4. A
  5. M
  6. J
  7. J
  8. A
  9. S
  10. O
  11. N
  12. D
Lagos
  1. J
  2. F
  3. M
  4. A
  5. M
  6. J
  7. J
  8. A
  9. S
  10. O
  11. N
  12. D
Port Harcourt
  1. J
  2. F
  3. M
  4. A
  5. M
  6. J
  7. J
  8. A
  9. S
  10. O
  11. N
  12. D

All of themEvery destination with a full record

Destination Warmest month Peak avg high Annual rainfall
Lagos Feb 31 °C 1,589 mm
Kano Apr 38 °C 634 mm
Ibadan Feb 35 °C 1,352 mm
Abuja Mar 36 °C 1,377 mm
Port Harcourt Jan 32 °C 2,588 mm
Kaduna Mar 36 °C 932 mm
Benin City Jan 33 °C 2,174 mm
Onitsha Feb 35 °C 1,264 mm
Aba Feb 33 °C 2,561 mm
Maiduguri Apr 40 °C 444 mm
Ilorin Mar 37 °C 789 mm
Jos Mar 32 °C 1,183 mm
Sokoto Apr 41 °C 382 mm
Zaria Apr 37 °C 780 mm
Enugu Feb 35 °C 1,614 mm
Warri Jan 33 °C 2,819 mm
Oyo Feb 35 °C 1,010 mm
Abeokuta Feb 35 °C 1,135 mm
Akure Feb 34 °C 1,546 mm
Bauchi Apr 37 °C 1,052 mm
Agege Feb 32 °C 1,497 mm
Katsina Apr 39 °C 422 mm
Osogbo Feb 35 °C 1,223 mm
Gombe Apr 38 °C 431 mm
Ile-Ife Feb 34 °C 1,377 mm
Ajegunle Feb 31 °C 1,515 mm
Owerri Feb 34 °C 2,337 mm
Calabar Feb 32 °C 3,124 mm
Ebute Ikorodu Feb 32 °C 1,661 mm
Okene Feb 35 °C 1,136 mm
Ikare Feb 34 °C 1,366 mm
Yola Mar 40 °C 588 mm
Uyo Feb 33 °C 2,883 mm
Ado-Ekiti Feb 34 °C 1,342 mm
Ogbomoso Feb 35 °C 991 mm
Minna Mar 38 °C 1,084 mm
Lekki Feb 30 °C 1,589 mm
Bida Mar 38 °C 922 mm
Makurdi Mar 37 °C 917 mm
Ondo Feb 33 °C 1,902 mm
Umuahia Feb 34 °C 2,012 mm
Iseyin Feb 35 °C 1,046 mm
Gboko Feb 36 °C 992 mm
Yenagoa Jan 32 °C 2,789 mm
Ijebu Ode Feb 33 °C 1,910 mm
Ilesa Feb 34 °C 1,424 mm
Sapele Jan 33 °C 2,454 mm
Efon-Alaaye Feb 33 °C 1,481 mm
Owo Feb 34 °C 1,506 mm
Ikot Ekpene Feb 33 °C 2,393 mm
Ota Feb 33 °C 1,642 mm
Iwo Feb 35 °C 1,084 mm
Atani Feb 35 °C 1,517 mm
Gusau Apr 39 °C 553 mm
Mubi Apr 37 °C 808 mm
Ikire Feb 34 °C 1,589 mm
Shagamu Feb 33 °C 1,811 mm
Ugep Feb 35 °C 1,750 mm
Chakwama Apr 39 °C 633 mm
Nnewi Feb 34 °C 1,945 mm
Ise-Ekiti Feb 34 °C 1,375 mm
Ila Orangun Feb 34 °C 1,500 mm
Saki Mar 35 °C 1,094 mm
Awka Feb 35 °C 1,492 mm
Ijero-Ekiti Feb 34 °C 1,455 mm
Suleja Mar 36 °C 1,530 mm
Kisi Mar 37 °C 1,020 mm

Awaiting climate data

These destinations are in our database but do not yet have complete 30-year records, so they have no page yet.

… and 280 more.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: warmest month, annual rainfall total. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.