Abuja vs Lagos: which is better, month by month

Abuja beats Lagos in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (64 vs 49) — while Lagos wins August; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Abuja vs Lagos — all 12 months

MonthAbujaLagosWinnerGap
January80Asweltering, dry, poor air quality69Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityAbuja11
February70Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityAbuja5
March62Csweltering, dry63Csweltering, rainy, muggy airTie1
April65Csweltering, a little rain64Csweltering, rainy, muggy airTie1
May68Csweltering, rainy57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airAbuja11
June64Csweltering, soaked, muggy air49Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airAbuja15
July59Dhot, soaked, muggy air59Dhot, soaked, muggy airTie0
August53Dhot, soaked, muggy air66Chot, soaked, muggy airLagos13
September55Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air58Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie3
October67Csweltering, rainy, muggy air57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airAbuja10
November78Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality67Csweltering, a little rain, muggy airAbuja11
December81Asweltering, dry, poor air quality68Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityAbuja13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (64 vs 49). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Abuja

🇳🇬 Nigeria · tropical climate

Best month
December 81/100
Months won
7 of 12

Lagos

🇳🇬 Nigeria · tropical climate

Best month
January 69/100
Months won
1 of 12

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