Thermograph

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

Lagos, Nigeria weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Lagos, 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 34°C on 1987-03-03; its coldest fell to 15°C on 2015-01-13.

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
32°C1987-01-21
25°C2009-01-24
27°C1998-01-30
15°C2015-01-13
February
33°C1985-02-18
27°C1982-02-24
27°C2024-02-29
18°C2001-02-14
March
34°C1987-03-03
27°C1981-03-15
28°C2024-03-30
21°C2004-03-06
April
32°C2010-04-18
27°C1986-04-24
28°C2024-04-01
24°C1997-04-08
May
31°C1987-05-14
26°C2019-05-16
28°C2024-05-06
24°C1996-05-31
June
31°C2026-06-03
25°C1985-06-14
27°C2023-06-01
22°C1983-06-30
July
29°C2026-07-05
24°C1982-07-28
26°C2024-07-02
20°C1986-07-29
August
29°C1998-08-27
24°C1983-08-07
25°C2023-08-30
21°C1982-08-07
September
30°C2003-09-29
25°C1982-09-06
26°C2023-09-28
22°C1982-09-05
October
31°C2018-10-20
25°C1996-10-03
26°C2023-10-31
22°C1996-10-04
November
31°C2016-11-09
26°C1992-11-08
27°C2016-11-27
21°C1981-11-23
December
32°C2000-12-30
25°C1988-12-24
26°C2016-12-04
18°C2015-12-16

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)
33°C1985-02-18
25°C1988-12-24
27°C2024-02-29
15°C2015-01-13
Spring (Mar–May)
34°C1987-03-03
26°C2019-05-16
28°C2024-04-01
21°C2004-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
31°C2026-06-03
24°C1982-07-28
27°C2023-06-01
20°C1986-07-29
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
31°C2016-11-09
25°C1982-09-06
27°C2016-11-27
21°C1981-11-23

All-time records

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

High

Highest 34°C 1987-03-03
Lowest 24°C 1982-07-28

Low

Highest 28°C 2024-04-01
Lowest 15°C 2015-01-13

Feels-like

Highest 48°C 1998-02-07
Lowest 24°C 1982-07-28

Humidity

Highest 25.4 g/m³ 2010-04-20
Lowest 10.9 g/m³ 2015-01-13

Wind

Highest 30 km/h 2024-08-23
Lowest 6 km/h 2006-11-09

Precip

Wettest 166 mm 2020-07-04
Driest 76-day dry spell 1988-12-16

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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