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Best time to visit Abuja

November is the best time to visit Abuja for general sightseeing, with average highs of 32 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 71/100
The least cloud December 29 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 1 mm
Warmth March 36 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 71 32 °C 2
2 December 66 34 °C 0
3 January 64 34 °C 1
4 August 60 27 °C 29
5 February 58 35 °C 1
6 July 58 27 °C 28
7 March 57 36 °C 3
8 April 57 34 °C 8
9 September 56 28 °C 27
10 June 54 29 °C 23
11 October 52 30 °C 20
12 May 51 31 °C 17

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 34.0 °C 2 mm 35 %
February 35.3 °C 5 mm 42 %
March 35.8 °C 18 mm 59 %
April 34.0 °C 50 mm 69 %
May 31.1 °C 126 mm 77 %
June 28.7 °C 192 mm 81 %
July 27.2 °C 254 mm 87 %
August 26.7 °C 311 mm 89 %
September 28.0 °C 276 mm 84 %
October 29.6 °C 133 mm 73 %
November 32.4 °C 9 mm 47 %
December 33.6 °C 1 mm 29 %

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.