When to go · Lagos

Lagos in May

Avoid month. Heavy rain and flooded streets.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 14
Crowds: Low; Nigeria overall
Prices: Low; Nigeria overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidVoykit month rating for Lagos

Heavy rain and flooded streets.

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

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

LagosHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 14 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: Rain builds; Lagos traffic worse on flooded roads.

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

First month

Second month

May: Heavy rain and flooded streets.

January: Dry; harmattan haze and dust some weeks.

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