Abuja enjoys 246 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Abuja, Nigeria is a 1.3M-resident city with 246 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 55.0 µg/m³. The capital of Nigeria.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
| Daily mean°C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Daily low°C | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 38 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 16 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 22 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 30 | 24 | 44 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 73 | 40 | 32 | 58 |
| Dewpoint°C | 9.5 | 6.9 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 10.2 | 17.9 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 74 | 142 | 226 | 239 | 304 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1093 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 9.4 |
| Clear skyindex | 49% | 73% | 49% | 40% | 41% | 32% | 25% | 23% | 25% | 40% | 60% | 69% | 44% |
| UV indexmax avg | 8.8 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
Outdoor living in Abuja is seasonal. Dinner outside is comfortable 9/12 months — impressive, while even walking manages 2/12 months.
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Air Quality
Abuja reports an annual PM2.5 of 55.0 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Abuja reports an annual PM2.5 of 55.0 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 55.0 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Abuja? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Abuja's annual PM2.5 of 55.0 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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