Lagos enjoys 222 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Lagos, Nigeria is a 12.8M-resident city with 222 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 32.7 µg/m³. The largest city in 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 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Daily mean°C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Daily low°C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 83 |
| Dewpoint°C | 24.4 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 24.5 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 10 | 17 | 47 | 136 | 192 | 365 | 185 | 84 | 235 | 185 | 92 | 7 | 1555 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 224 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| Clear skyindex | 52% | 57% | 41% | 37% | 38% | 23% | 27% | 28% | 27% | 32% | 42% | 59% | 39% |
| UV indexmax avg | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
Outdoor activities in Lagos are challenging most of the year. September through June are the toughest stretch. Running is tough year-round, while even walking manages 2/12 months.
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Air Quality
Lagos reports an annual PM2.5 of 32.7 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Lagos reports an annual PM2.5 of 32.7 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 32.7 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 Lagos? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 32.7 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Lagos sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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