Lagos

    Nigeria

    A booming, chaotic West African megalopolis fueled by Afrobeats, intense traffic, and relentless hustle.

    Warmest month is January at 34°C on average. Coolest is July at 29°C. Driest reading falls in January with 2 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $0.5 (~$0.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Nigeria, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $0.8 (~$0.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Nigeria, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      7h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      1,912 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
      Advises against travel to a large list of northern and delta states; check the state list. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January34°3°C2
    February34°4°C5
    March34°4°C8
    April33°4°C9
    May32°4°C12
    June30°4°C17
    July29°4°C12
    August29°4°C10
    September29°4°C18
    October31°5°C17
    November32°4°C12
    December34°3°C5

    What to do

    • Browse contemporary African art at Nike Art Gallery
    • Spend a beach day at Tarkwa Bay
    • Experience the intense nightlife in Victoria Island

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.