Annual mean 27°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
34.5 °C
Coldest
26.5 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
3.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Abuja over the whole year is 27°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C. The rainy (wet) season in Abuja runs from January to February, peaking in January with a 86% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; March is the driest month, at 58%. Winds in Abuja are highest in January, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Abuja come in January, when the sky is typically 23% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 67%.
Month by month Abuja climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
33°C
20°C
31°C
86%
23%
2.7 m/s
13
62
4
February
34°C
23°C
32°C
79%
25%
2.7 m/s
8
49
3
March
34°C
26°C
35°C
58%
41%
2.6 m/s
3
22
1
April
33°C
26°C
35°C
67%
51%
2.7 m/s
2
23
0
May
31°C
25°C
34°C
70%
56%
2.6 m/s
4
38
0
June
28°C
24°C
31°C
76%
59%
2.3 m/s
12
55
3
July
28°C
23°C
30°C
65%
65%
2.2 m/s
17
60
2
August
27°C
23°C
29°C
67%
67%
2.2 m/s
25
60
3
September
28°C
23°C
31°C
62%
62%
2.1 m/s
11
57
2
October
30°C
23°C
33°C
72%
55%
2.1 m/s
5
43
1
November
33°C
22°C
34°C
83%
40%
2.2 m/s
5
37
2
December
33°C
20°C
32°C
72%
26%
2.5 m/s
9
53
4
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Abuja weather by season
Year round, Abuja has days of about 27°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 34°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 20°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around March. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Abuja weather in winterDecember to February
High 34°CLow 21°CRain 79%
Winter in Abuja has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 79% chance of rain on a given day.
Abuja weather in springMarch to May
High 33°CLow 26°CRain 65%
Spring in Abuja has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 65% chance of rain on a given day.
Abuja weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 23°CRain 69%
Summer in Abuja has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 69% chance of rain on a given day.
Abuja weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 23°CRain 72%
Autumn in Abuja has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 72% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Abuja?
The rainy (wet) season in Abuja runs from January to February, peaking in January with a 86% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; March is the driest month, at 58%.
What time of year is Abuja windiest?
Winds in Abuja are highest in January, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Abuja year round?
The average temperature in Abuja over the whole year is 27°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C.