Annual mean 17°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
26.1 °C
Coldest
14.6 °C
Wettest
64%
Windiest
6.6 m/s
Prevailing
NW
5.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Lagos over the whole year is 17°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. The rainy (wet) season in Lagos runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 57% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 6%. Winds in Lagos are highest in July, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in October, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Lagos come in August, when the sky is typically 22% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 47%.
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
15°C
10°C
11°C
41%
46%
3.9 m/s
22
0
77
February
16°C
10°C
13°C
47%
47%
4.0 m/s
38
0
81
March
17°C
11°C
13°C
55%
46%
4.4 m/s
39
0
78
April
19°C
13°C
16°C
43%
45%
4.3 m/s
61
1
81
May
22°C
16°C
19°C
19%
37%
4.7 m/s
75
9
72
June
23°C
18°C
21°C
20%
33%
5.1 m/s
78
19
61
July
25°C
19°C
23°C
6%
23%
5.4 m/s
72
33
46
August
26°C
19°C
24°C
7%
22%
5.3 m/s
68
37
41
September
25°C
18°C
23°C
25%
30%
4.1 m/s
79
38
43
October
22°C
16°C
20°C
33%
40%
3.8 m/s
83
13
66
November
18°C
13°C
15°C
57%
45%
3.8 m/s
56
0
80
December
16°C
11°C
13°C
54%
45%
4.0 m/s
36
0
81
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 15°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around July. 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 16°CLow 10°CRain 47%
Winter in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
Lagos weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 14°CRain 39%
Spring in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Lagos weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 11%
Summer in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Lagos weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 16°CRain 38%
Autumn in Lagos has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lagos?
The rainy (wet) season in Lagos runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 57% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 6%.
What time of year is Lagos windiest?
Winds in Lagos are highest in July, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in October, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Lagos year round?
The average temperature in Lagos over the whole year is 17°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.