Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria
Abuja in January
In January, Abuja averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 19 °C, with about 1 mm of rain over the month. Abuja has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 19 °C
- Rain in the month
- 1 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 11 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 76
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Abuja
January is the 4th 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, January is about the same as December, and February is 2 °C warmer than January.
January brings 1 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 100 mm (1203 mm a year); it is tied for the driest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 11 h 40 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 January a good time to visit Abuja?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °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.
Public holidays in Nigeria in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Abuja that are comfortable in January
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.