NG flag
Lagos

Nigeria

vs
NG flag
Yenagoa

Nigeria

Climate

Lagos logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Yenagoa's 1 — Yenagoa wins by 1. Lagos also leads on sunny days by 71.

LagosYenagoa
Sunny days
222151
Hot days
160262
Frost days
00
Rainy days
224279
Outdoor dinner months
0/121/12
Avg wind
3.3 m/s1.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,3111,872
Darkest month sun
122 hrs/mo104 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.67.6

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

Yenagoa

Feels-like °C

33
34
33
33
32
30
28
29
29
30
32
34

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Lagos averages 32.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Yenagoa's 37.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Lagos breathes ~13% cleaner air (5.1 µg/m³ lower).

Lagos

Yenagoa

32.7µg/m³
37.8µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Lagos (12.8M) and Yenagoa (566K) are 23x in population — Lagos is the larger metro, Yenagoa the smaller; on land area Lagos spans roughly 13x more ground.

17x

Lagos is roughly 17x the scale of Yenagoa

Combined population & area comparison

NG flagLagos
17x
NG flagYenagoa
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.NG flagLagos12.8M23x
2.NG flagYenagoa566K1x
Area
1.NG flagLagos1,199 km²13x
2.NG flagYenagoa89 km²1x
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64 km51 km

NG flagLagos

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
19 km20 km

NG flagYenagoa

Who Thrives Here

Lagos is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
LagosYenagoa
Thrives only in Lagos
LagosYenagoa
Struggles in both
LagosYenagoa

Frequently asked about Lagos vs Yenagoa

How does the climate compare between Lagos and Yenagoa?
Sunny days: 222 vs 151 d — Lagos higher Annual sunshine: 2,311 vs 1,872 hrs — Lagos higher Winter sunshine: 122 vs 104 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 160 vs 262 d — Lagos lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 224 vs 279 d — Lagos lower
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