Two separate wet seasons shape the year here, roughly around June and September, with drier, more reliable stretches in between rather than one long wet or dry season. In January, expect highs around 30°C with rain on roughly 2 days of the month.
Things to Do
Abuja's modern architecture and nearby Aso Rock and Zuma Rock are the main draws around the capital.
Local Cuisine
Northern Nigerian specialties like suya and tuwo shinkafa are worth seeking out.
Month-by-month weather
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
JanuaryBest
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 24°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:14 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Daylight11h 31m
FebruaryBest
Expect warm days around 30°/25°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 25°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:09 AM
Sunset5:51 PM
Daylight11h 43m
MarchGreat
Expect hot days around 31°/25°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 25°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:02 AM
Sunset5:58 PM
Daylight11h 56m
AprilOK
Expect hot days around 31°/25°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 25°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:06 PM
Daylight12h 12m
MayAvoid
Expect warm days around 30°/25°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 25°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:12 PM
Daylight12h 25m
JuneAvoid
Expect warm days around 28°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~23 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 24°C
Rainfall184 mm
Rainy days23
Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:16 PM
Daylight12h 32m
JulyAvoid
Expect warm days around 26°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
High / Low26° / 23°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:46 AM
Sunset6:14 PM
Daylight12h 29m
AugustOK
Expect warm days around 26°/23°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
High / Low26° / 23°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise5:51 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Daylight12h 18m
SeptemberAvoid
Expect warm days around 27°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 24°C
Rainfall136 mm
Rainy days17
Sunrise5:59 AM
Sunset6:01 PM
Daylight12h 3m
OctoberOK
Expect warm days around 29°/24°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 24°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset5:54 PM
Daylight11h 48m
NovemberGreat
Expect warm days around 30°/25°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 25°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:13 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Daylight11h 34m
DecemberBest
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests