When to go · Lagos
Lagos in June
Avoid month. Wettest month; floods and long delays.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 17
- Crowds
- Low
- Nigeria overall
- Prices
- Low
- Nigeria overall
Verdict
Wettest month; floods and long delays.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than June?
June is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in June
- LagosHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 17 days
- Lagos and the south-west coast, Nigeria · Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadanstorm or typhoon risk
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.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Democracy Day
12 June · Citywide
Public holiday; some road and office closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Nigeria overall
- Low
- Prices · Nigeria overall
- Low
Nigeria overall: Heaviest rain in Lagos; Democracy Day on 12 June.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lagos, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jun: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Jun: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 17
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
Jun: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Jun: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Jun: 1
Jan: 0
June: Wettest month; floods and long delays.
January: Dry; harmattan haze and dust some weeks.
Lagos: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries