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Weather in Lagos

Calculated from weather data of Faro Airport (LPFR) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 16.2 17.6 16.6 16.5 14.6 16.0
February 17.2 18.6 16.3 18.3 16.6 18.6
March 18.4 19.5 17.1 19.1 18.6
April 20.1 23.6 19.1 20.1 19.1
May 23.6 23.8 24.3 24.1 23.8
June 25.5 27.1 26.0 24.5 25.0
July 28.4 30.0 29.3 28.8 29.3
August 28.7 31.1 26.5 27.8 28.6
September 25.8 25.1 24.6 25.3 25.8
October 23.4 24.0 23.6 24.0 22.0
November 19.4 20.0 20.3 18.6 19.5
December 17.2 17.0 17.8 17.6 16.6
Average 21.5 18.1 22.8 22.1 21.8 21.9

5th highest temperature of Portugal

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 8.9 12 9 10 8 9
February 10.3 12 9 11 12 11
March 11.3 12 11 12 11
April 13.3 15 12 14 14
May 16.0 17 17 15 17
June 18.1 20 18 17 18
July 20.1 21 22 19 22
August 20.5 22 19 20 20
September 19.0 19 18 19 20
October 16.9 18 18 17 15
November 12.6 13 14 11 14
December 10.5 10 14 12 10
Average 14.4 11.6 15.3 15.4 14.6 14.9

9th lowest temperature of Portugal

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
30 °C or warmer 0 40 21 17 20
25 °C or warmer 0 109 87 91 101
20 °C or warmer 5 226 209 203 179
0 °C or colder 0 0 0 0 0

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 2.0 3 1 0 3 4
February 3.2 6 2 3 4 1
March 5.4 4 12 1 4
April 3.5 0 5 0 5
May 0.9 1 0 1 3
June 0.5 1 1 1 1
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.8 2 2 0 1
October 3.5 6 4 2 4
November 2.3 1 2 1 5
December 4.3 1 12 5 7
Average 2.3 4.6 1.4 2.9 1.1 2.6

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 15.7 17 16 17 15 14
February 16.7 19 18 15 17 15
March 18.4 14 18 17 17
April 18.2 17 19 17 17
May 17.2 18 17 17 17
June 17.8 17 19 16 18
July 16.1 16 16 17 14
August 15.0 15 15 15 17
September 15.2 15 17 14 15
October 15.4 17 14 15 15
November 15.1 14 14 16 14
December 15.4 12 19 18 16
Average 16.6 17.8 15.8 16.6 16.2 15.7

7th highest wind speed of Portugal

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January E NW NE W E
February W E E S E
March SW NE E W
April S W S SW
May SW SW W S
June SW W SW SW
July W S W SW
August SW SW SW W
September S SW SW S
October S SE SE SW
November W SW N E
December E SW E W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Lagos weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Lagos?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 29 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Lagos?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 16 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Lagos?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in March with a probability of around 5.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Lagos?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 0.0 %.