Lagos in May
Hot and wet, as the days hold steady.
May in Lagos is hot: highs near 88°F, lows near 78°F. Rain falls on about six days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 25 minutes.May in Lagos is hot: highs near 31°C, lows near 26°C. Rain falls on about six days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 25 minutes.
- High
- 88°F31°Caverage
- Low
- 78°F26°Caverage
- Wet days
- 6a week · 87% of days
- Daylight
- 12h 25mon average
Is May a good time to visit Lagos?
A good month, just outside Lagos's best months, which run in two parts: 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 May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 88°F in May, against 83°F to 91°F through the year.Highs near 31°C in May, against 28°C to 33°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
87% of days in May, against 31% to 95% through the year.
Cloud cover
78% cover in May, against 60% to 78% through the year.
Daylight
12h 25m in May, against 11h 45m to 12h 29m through the year.
Either side
Where Lagos sits, in May
Africa/Lagos- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 6:30 AMsets 6:55 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 May, 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 May
high · low · wet days- Abuja92°33° · 74°23° 4