Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 43°C on 2006-04-11; its coldest fell to 10°C on 1992-01-05.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
40°C2000-01-27
26°C1985-01-14
24°C2006-01-26
10°C1992-01-05
February
42°C2004-02-11
27°C1982-02-27
27°C2016-02-29
12°C2001-02-14
March
42°C2005-03-03
25°C1986-03-21
27°C2016-03-04
13°C1993-03-21
April
43°C2006-04-11
26°C1984-04-23
27°C2019-04-06
18°C1983-04-14
May
38°C2015-05-07
25°C1989-05-10
26°C2015-05-04
20°C1985-05-29
June
36°C2005-06-14
24°C1987-06-04
25°C2026-06-01
19°C1982-06-14
July
33°C2005-07-24
24°C1981-07-28
24°C2006-07-04
19°C1985-07-22
August
32°C2005-08-22
23°C1989-08-10
23°C2023-08-23
18°C2020-08-09
September
35°C1999-09-23
23°C1992-09-14
24°C2023-09-28
19°C1992-09-24
October
36°C1999-10-28
24°C1994-10-04
23°C2013-10-31
16°C1996-10-30
November
38°C1999-11-21
26°C1992-11-09
23°C2016-11-23
13°C1981-11-22
December
38°C2025-12-31
25°C1988-12-24
24°C2025-12-05
11°C1986-12-08

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
42°C2004-02-11
25°C1988-12-24
27°C2016-02-29
10°C1992-01-05
Spring (Mar–May)
43°C2006-04-11
25°C1989-05-10
27°C2016-03-04
13°C1993-03-21
Summer (Jun–Aug)
36°C2005-06-14
23°C1989-08-10
25°C2026-06-01
18°C2020-08-09
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
38°C1999-11-21
23°C1992-09-14
24°C2023-09-28
13°C1981-11-22

All-time records

The most extreme value Abuja has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 43°C 2006-04-11
Lowest 23°C 1989-08-10

Low

Highest 27°C 2016-03-04
Lowest 10°C 1992-01-05

Feels-like

Highest 60°C 2019-04-05
Lowest 23°C 1989-08-10

Humidity

Highest 23.2 g/m³ 1998-05-27
Lowest 2.4 g/m³ 2000-03-04

Wind

Highest 37 km/h 2000-01-28
Lowest 4 km/h 1992-10-25

Precip

Wettest 130 mm 2024-07-16
Driest 155-day dry spell 2016-11-02

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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