Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria
Abuja in February
In February, Abuja averages a daytime high of 35 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 3 mm of rain over the month. Abuja has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 35 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 3 mm
- Daylight on 15 Feb
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 76
When to go
How February compares with the rest of the year in Abuja
February is tied for the 2nd warmest month in Abuja by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 28 °C to 37 °C and the lows from 18 °C to 24 °C. By day, February is 2 °C warmer than January, and March is 1 °C warmer than February.
February brings 3 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 100 mm (1203 mm a year); it is tied for the 9th wettest month.
On 15 February the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 11 h 40 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34 °C | 19 °C | 1 mm | |
| February | 35 °C | 22 °C | 3 mm | |
| March | 37 °C | 24 °C | 11 mm | |
| April | 35 °C | 24 °C | 66 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 23 °C | 147 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 22 °C | 170 mm | |
| July | 29 °C | 21 °C | 201 mm | |
| August | 28 °C | 21 °C | 241 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 21 °C | 247 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 21 °C | 113 mm | |
| November | 33 °C | 19 °C | 3 mm | |
| December | 33 °C | 18 °C | 1 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is February a good time to visit Abuja?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 35 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Abuja meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Abuja
This guide lists 76 places to stay in Abuja, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 22; 3–10 km, 41; 10 km or more, 10.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.