Freetown vs Lagos: which is better, month by month

Freetown beats Lagos in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (79 vs 63) — while Lagos wins July to September; they are within 3 points in June, October and November.

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.

Freetown vs Lagos — all 12 months

MonthFreetownLagosWinnerGap
January78Bsweltering, dry, muggy air69Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityFreetown9
February77Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityFreetown12
March79Bsweltering, dry, muggy air63Csweltering, rainy, muggy airFreetown16
April72Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air64Csweltering, rainy, muggy airFreetown8
May61Csweltering, soaked, muggy air57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airFreetown4
June51Dhot, soaked, clean air49Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie2
July50Dhot, soaked, clean air59Dhot, soaked, muggy airLagos9
August49Fhot, soaked, clean air66Chot, soaked, muggy airLagos17
September48Fhot, soaked, clean air58Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airLagos10
October56Dhot, soaked, clean air57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
November66Csweltering, rainy, muggy air67Csweltering, a little rain, muggy airTie1
December74Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air68Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityFreetown6

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (49 vs 66). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Freetown

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · tropical climate

Best month
March 79/100
Months won
6 of 12

Lagos

🇳🇬 Nigeria · tropical climate

Best month
January 69/100
Months won
3 of 12

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