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Best time to visit Lagos

January is the best time to visit Lagos for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

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 January comfort 62/100
A beach holiday January sea 28 °C
The least cloud December 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 30 mm
Warmth February 31 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 62 31 °C 8 82
2 December 60 30 °C 10 78
3 August 56 27 °C 19 75
4 July 54 27 °C 25 75
5 February 54 31 °C 11 74
6 September 54 27 °C 25 75
7 June 52 28 °C 28 72
8 October 51 28 °C 26 73
9 November 50 29 °C 18 69
10 May 47 29 °C 26 68
11 March 43 31 °C 19 65
12 April 43 30 °C 21 66

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 31 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 31 °C 49 % 82
February 28 °C 31 °C 58 % 74
March 29 °C 31 °C 70 % 65
April 29 °C 30 °C 77 % 66
May 29 °C 29 °C 82 % 68
June 28 °C 28 °C 83 % 72
July 26 °C 27 °C 83 % 75
August 25 °C 27 °C 81 % 75
September 26 °C 27 °C 82 % 75
October 28 °C 28 °C 77 % 73
November 29 °C 29 °C 56 % 69
December 29 °C 30 °C 40 % 78

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 30 °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 30.8 °C 30 mm 49 %
February 31.0 °C 43 mm 58 %
March 30.7 °C 85 mm 70 %
April 30.2 °C 125 mm 77 %
May 29.3 °C 211 mm 82 %
June 27.7 °C 290 mm 83 %
July 26.8 °C 205 mm 83 %
August 26.6 °C 135 mm 81 %
September 27.1 °C 195 mm 82 %
October 28.1 °C 164 mm 77 %
November 29.3 °C 75 mm 56 %
December 30.4 °C 32 mm 40 %

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.