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.

Six lead datapoints

  • $0.5 (~$0.50)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • $0.8 (~$0.75)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    7h from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 1,912 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • 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.
  • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January34°±2°2
February34°±2°5
March34°±2°8
April33°±2°9
May32°±2°12
June30°±2°17
July29°±2°12
August29°±2°10
September29°±2°18
October31°±3°17
November32°±2°12
December34°±2°5

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. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.