Lagos weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Lagos, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 37°C on 2020-02-08; its coldest fell to 17°C on 2005-01-13.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 36°C2020-01-29
27°C2004-01-21
|
27°C1998-01-29
17°C2005-01-13
|
| February | 37°C2020-02-08
27°C1999-02-16
|
28°C2024-02-14
19°C1983-02-01
|
| March | 37°C2024-03-15
26°C2006-03-22
|
28°C2020-03-01
20°C1993-03-21
|
| April | 36°C2024-04-12
26°C2001-04-03
|
28°C2024-04-01
21°C1991-04-10
|
| May | 34°C2011-05-13
26°C1985-05-24
|
28°C2026-05-02
21°C1984-05-27
|
| June | 33°C2006-06-02
24°C1985-06-15
|
26°C2026-06-02
21°C1985-06-02
|
| July | 31°C2024-07-01
24°C2004-07-10
|
26°C2026-07-08
20°C1986-07-29
|
| August | 32°C2023-08-17
24°C2006-08-03
|
25°C2026-08-28
20°C1986-08-03
|
| September | 32°C2024-09-09
25°C2001-09-19
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26°C2026-09-02
20°C1985-09-21
|
| October | 33°C2023-10-29
25°C2013-10-04
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25°C2023-10-25
21°C1986-10-20
|
| November | 35°C2024-11-20
26°C1988-11-30
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26°C2016-11-26
21°C1981-11-26
|
| December | 36°C2023-12-18
27°C1988-12-24
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26°C2021-12-07
18°C2002-12-28
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 37°C2020-02-08
27°C1999-02-16
|
28°C2024-02-14
17°C2005-01-13
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 37°C2024-03-15
26°C1985-05-24
|
28°C2024-04-01
20°C1993-03-21
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 33°C2006-06-02
24°C2004-07-10
|
26°C2026-06-02
20°C1986-07-29
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 35°C2024-11-20
25°C2001-09-19
|
26°C2016-11-26
20°C1985-09-21
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Lagos has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.