When to go · Lagos

Lagos in July

Avoid month. Heavy rain.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 13
Crowds: Low; Nigeria overall
Prices: Low; Nigeria overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidVoykit month rating for Lagos

Heavy rain.

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

July is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

LagosHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 13 days
Lagos and the south-west coast, Nigeria · Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadanrainy
Two rainy peaks (June, then September–October) with a short dry break in August; floods in Lagos after heavy storms.

First rains season

Greener, cooler days between storms.

Watch: Flooded roads and long delays, especially May–July.

Nigeria overall: Wet; the south-east is at its rainiest.

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

First month

Second month

July: Heavy rain.

January: Dry; harmattan haze and dust some weeks.

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