When to go · Lagos

Lagos in August

Mixed month. A short drier spell, still wet.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: Medium; Nigeria overall
Prices: Medium; Nigeria overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Lagos

A short drier spell, still wet.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

LagosHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 9 days
Lagos and the south-west coast, Nigeria · Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadanfine
Two rainy peaks (June, then September–October) with a short dry break in August; floods in Lagos after heavy storms.

August break and second rains season

A short drier spell in August; fewer visitors.

Watch: Rain returns in September and October.

Nigeria overall: A drier break in Lagos; Osun-Osogbo festival in Osun State (check dates).

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lagos, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: A short drier spell, still wet.

January: Dry; harmattan haze and dust some weeks.

Lagos: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.