According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Nigeria is February to March and November. Plan 10–14 days.
Best months for Nigeria
- Best months
- February to March and November
- How long to stay
- 10–14 days
- Continent
- Africa
What Nigeria is best for
Vibrant Lagos music scene, UNESCO-listed Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, and wildlife at Yankari National Park.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Nigeria by month
Monthly averages around Abuja; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 25 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| February best | about 27 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| March best | about 29 °C | little rain (15 mm) |
| April | about 28 °C | some rain (87 mm) |
| May | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (129 mm) |
| June | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (147 mm) |
| July | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (195 mm) |
| August | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (246 mm) |
| September | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (216 mm) |
| October | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (114 mm) |
| November best | about 25 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| December | about 24 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Nigeria
- Capital
- Abuja
- Language
- English
- Currency
- Nigerian Naira (NGN)
- Time
- UTC+1
- Plugs
- Type D, G · 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +234
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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