Abuja monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Abuja

Abuja average temperature chart (Celsius) Abuja average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Abuja (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 32.5 34.3 34.9 33.5 31 29.1 27.7 27.5 28.5 30.3 31.9 32.1
°F 90.6 93.7 94.7 92.4 87.9 84.5 81.8 81.5 83.4 86.5 89.5 89.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Abuja monthly rainfall chart (mm) Abuja monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Abuja (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 2 5 20 74 148 164 216 238 235 99 4 1
inches 0.1 0.2 0.8 2.9 5.8 6.5 8.5 9.4 9.3 3.9 0.2 0
Rainy days 0 0 2 5 10 13 15 16 15 7 0 0

Average annual rainfall in Abuja: 1220.9mm (480.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Abuja

Abuja average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Abuja
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8 8.3 7.4 7.2 7.3 6.6 5.2 4.8 6 7.9 9.3 9.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Abuja average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Abuja average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Abuja (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.9 20.6 22.7 23 22 20.9 20.6 20.4 20.3 20.3 18.4 17.3
Max °C 32.9 34.6 35.2 33.8 31.3 29.4 27.9 27.7 28.8 30.6 32.3 32.5
Min °F 64.2 69.1 72.8 73.4 71.5 69.5 69 68.6 68.5 68.5 65 63.1
Max °F 77.7 81.7 84 83.1 79.9 77.2 75.6 75.2 76.1 77.7 77.5 76.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Abuja average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Abuja average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Abuja in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.3 26.5 26.8 27.1 27.3 26.9 26.3 26 26.3 26.6 26.9 26.7
°F 79.3 79.7 80.3 80.7 81.1 80.4 79.3 78.8 79.3 80 80.4 80.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Abuja average winspeed by month (km/h) Abuja average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Abuja (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 9
mph 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Abuja relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Abuja
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
35% 36% 46% 60% 72% 78% 81% 82% 79% 72% 53% 43%

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Abuja weather stats

Abuja weather statistics
Hottest month: March 34.9°C 94.8°F
Driest month: December 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: November 9.3hrs
Coldest month: August 27.5°C 81.5°F
Wettest month: August 238mm 9.4ins
Warmest sea: May 27.3°C 81.1°F
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