Climate · Lagos

Lagos in July

Warm and wet, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

July in Lagos is warm: highs near 84°F, lows near 75°F. Rain falls on about six days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 27 minutes.July in Lagos is warm: highs near 29°C, lows near 24°C. Rain falls on about six days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 27 minutes.

High
84°F29°Caverage
Low
75°F24°Caverage
Wet days
6a week · 91% of days
Daylight
12h 27mon average

Is July a good time to visit Lagos?


Yes. July is one of Lagos's best months (June to September, or December to January).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How July sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 84°F in July, against 83°F to 91°F through the year.Highs near 29°C in July, against 28°C to 33°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

91% of days in July, against 31% to 95% through the year.

Cloud cover

73% cover in July, against 60% to 78% through the year.

Daylight

12h 27m in July, against 11h 45m to 12h 29m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with July shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. June85°29°low 76°low 24°7 wet days a weekRain on almost every day.
  2. July84°29°low 75°low 24°6 wet days a weekRain on about six days a week.
  3. August83°28°low 75°low 24°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.

Where Lagos sits, in July

Africa/Lagos

this place
typical high in July 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-July
6:38 AMsets 7:06 PM
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
Latitude
6.5°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Abuja536 km north-east

The land around Lagos, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Nigeria in July

high · low · wet days

  • Abuja85°29° · 71°22° 7

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Lagos. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.