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Kano

Nigeria

vs
NG flag
Lagos

Nigeria

Climate

Kano logs 288 hot days a year to Lagos's 160 — Lagos wins by 128. Kano also leads on sunny days by 99.

KanoLagos
Sunny days
321222
Hot days
288160
Frost days
00
Rainy days
78224
Outdoor dinner months
12/120/12
Avg wind
2.5 m/s3.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,1242,311
Darkest month sun
163 hrs/mo122 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.78.6

Kano

Feels-like °C

24
26
32
37
37
35
30
28
33
32
28
24

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kano Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Lagos

Feels-like °C

33
34
33
33
33
30
29
28
30
31
33
33

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lagos Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Kano averages 58.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Lagos's 32.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Lagos breathes ~44% cleaner air (26.1 µg/m³ lower).

Kano

Lagos

58.8µg/m³
32.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Kano (5.1M) and Lagos (12.8M) are 2.5x in population — Lagos is the larger metro, Kano the smaller; on land area Lagos spans roughly 2.9x more ground.

2.7x

Lagos is roughly 2.7x the scale of Kano

Combined population & area comparison

NG flagLagos
2.7x
NG flagKano
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.NG flagLagos12.8M2.5x
2.NG flagKano5.1M1x
Area
1.NG flagLagos1,199 km²2.9x
2.NG flagKano419 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
29 km32 km

NG flagKano

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
64 km51 km

NG flagLagos

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
KanoLagos
Winter Escapist
89%93%
Eternal Summer
73%81%
Sunshine Lover
74%51%
Struggles in both
KanoLagos
Clean Air Seeker
2%12%

Frequently asked about Kano vs Lagos

▶How does the climate compare between Kano and Lagos?
Sunny days: 321 vs 222 d — Kano higher Annual sunshine: 3,124 vs 2,311 hrs — Kano higher Winter sunshine: 163 vs 122 hrs/day — Kano higher Hot days (>30°C): 288 vs 160 d — Lagos lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 78 vs 224 d — Kano lower
▶Should I move to Kano or Lagos?
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