Annual mean 28°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
33.0 °C
Coldest
26.9 °C
Wettest
88%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.3 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 Lagos over the whole year is 28°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C. The rainy (wet) season in Lagos runs from April to June, peaking in May with a 68% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to August; August is the driest month, at 31%. Winds in Lagos are highest in July, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Lagos come in December, when the sky is typically 78% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 86%.
Month by month Lagos 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
31°C
24°C
34°C
53%
79%
2.2 m/s
9
22
2
February
31°C
26°C
35°C
65%
81%
2.4 m/s
3
16
1
March
32°C
27°C
36°C
47%
84%
2.8 m/s
0
10
0
April
31°C
26°C
36°C
62%
82%
2.9 m/s
1
10
0
May
30°C
27°C
34°C
68%
84%
2.6 m/s
2
26
0
June
30°C
25°C
33°C
62%
84%
2.5 m/s
3
34
0
July
28°C
25°C
31°C
47%
82%
4.3 m/s
12
57
0
August
28°C
24°C
30°C
31%
86%
3.2 m/s
12
60
0
September
28°C
24°C
32°C
60%
84%
2.4 m/s
6
46
1
October
29°C
25°C
33°C
66%
83%
2.0 m/s
1
42
0
November
31°C
26°C
35°C
59%
83%
2.0 m/s
0
13
0
December
32°C
25°C
35°C
46%
78%
2.0 m/s
6
19
1
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 Lagos weather by season
Year round, Lagos has days of about 28°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 32°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 24°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around August. 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.
Lagos weather in winterDecember to February
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 54%
Winter in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Lagos weather in springMarch to May
High 31°CLow 27°CRain 59%
Spring in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 27°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Lagos weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 25°CRain 47%
Summer in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
Lagos weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 25°CRain 62%
Autumn in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lagos?
The rainy (wet) season in Lagos runs from April to June, peaking in May with a 68% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to August; August is the driest month, at 31%.
What time of year is Lagos windiest?
Winds in Lagos are highest in July, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Lagos year round?
The average temperature in Lagos over the whole year is 28°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C.